Bodies, Spaces, Claims : The Theory and Practice of Performing Political Representation
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0198934904
ISBN-13
9780198934905
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 31st, 2024
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
624 grams
Dimensions
24.00 x 16.50 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Cultural studiesMedia studiesPolitical science & theoryComparative politics
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This book asserts that there is no political representation without performance. When politicians, protesters, or politically engaged entertainers appear in public, they make or constitute political representation by performing it, shaping how we conceive roles and institutions and imagine society and democracy.
There is no political representation without performance. When politicians, protesters, and even celebrities appear in public, they make or constitute political representation by performing it, shaping how we view roles and institutions and imagine society. Building theory through rich case studies—from the festival stage to the toppling of statues, and from presidential inaugurations to parliaments and council chambers - the book deepens our understanding of political representation by exploring how embodied action in different spaces creates representative claims in our highly mediatized contemporary politics. It shows how a performative take on representation is critical to our understanding of: the symbolism of political authority; the limits of democratic leadership; the politics of material spaces and presences; political empowerment and disempowerment; and the claim to and denial of authenticity in political life.
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