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Reign of appearances : the misery and splendor of the public sphere

Title
Reign of appearances : the misery and splendor of the public sphere / Ari Adut.
Author
Adut, Ari, 1971-
Publication
  • New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Description
xiii, 206 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"The public sphere, be it the Greek agora or the New York Times op-ed page, is the realm of appearances--not citizenship. Its central event is spectacle--not dialogue. Public dialogue, the mantra of many intellectuals and political commentators, is but a contradiction in terms. Marked by an asymmetry between the few who act and the many who watch, the public sphere can undermine liberal democracy, law, and morality. Inauthenticity, superficiality, and objectification are the very essence of the public sphere. But the public sphere also liberates us from the bondages of private life and fosters an existentially vital aesthetic experience. Reign of Appearances uses a variety of cases to reveal the logic of the public sphere, including homosexuality in Victorian England; the 2008 crash; antisemitism in Europe; confidence in American presidents; communications in social media; special prosecutor investigations; the visibility of African-Americans; violence during the French Revolution; the Islamic veil; and contemporary sexual politics. This unconventional account of the public sphere is critical reading for anyone who wants to understand the effects of visibility in urban life, politics, and the media"--
Alternative Title
Public sphere
Subject
  • Habermas, Jürgen
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
  • Political sociology
  • Civil society
  • Social psychology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-199) and index.
Contents
A critique -- A realistic perspective -- Publicity -- Politics in public -- Content regulation -- Visibility in society -- Law and morality in the public sphere -- A defense of spectatorship.
Call Number
JFE 18-5846
ISBN
  • 9781107180932
  • 1107180937
LCCN
2017034621
OCLC
991640714
Author
Adut, Ari, 1971- author.
Title
Reign of appearances : the misery and splendor of the public sphere / Ari Adut.
Publisher
New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-199) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 18-5846
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