Politics And Time
by Michael J. Shapiro /
2016 / English / EPUB
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Catastrophic events like the bombing of Hiroshima, Hurricane
Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans, and drone strikes
periodically achieve renewed political significance as subsequent
developments summon them back to public awareness. But why and
how do different conceptions of time inform and challenge these
key events and the narratives they create?
Catastrophic events like the bombing of Hiroshima, Hurricane
Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans, and drone strikes
periodically achieve renewed political significance as subsequent
developments summon them back to public awareness. But why and
how do different conceptions of time inform and challenge these
key events and the narratives they create?
In this book, Michael J. Shapiro provides an approach to politics
and time that unsettles official collective histories by
introducing analyses of lived experience articulated in
cinematic, televisual, musical, and literary genres. His
investigation is framed by questions of our responsibility to
acknowledge those victims of violence and catastrophe who have
failed to rise above the threshold of public recognition.
Ultimately, by focusing on time as an active force shaping our
conception of political life, we can deepen our understanding of
complex political dynamics and improve the theories and methods
we rely on to interpret them.
In this book, Michael J. Shapiro provides an approach to politics
and time that unsettles official collective histories by
introducing analyses of lived experience articulated in
cinematic, televisual, musical, and literary genres. His
investigation is framed by questions of our responsibility to
acknowledge those victims of violence and catastrophe who have
failed to rise above the threshold of public recognition.
Ultimately, by focusing on time as an active force shaping our
conception of political life, we can deepen our understanding of
complex political dynamics and improve the theories and methods
we rely on to interpret them.
This bold and original book will be of interest to students and
scholars of political theory, cultural studies and cinema studies
looking for a new perspective on the temporal aspects of
political life.
This bold and original book will be of interest to students and
scholars of political theory, cultural studies and cinema studies
looking for a new perspective on the temporal aspects of
political life.
