Focused both thematically and methodologically on diverse aspects of civic life, this book elucidates the mentalities and forces involved in the way individuals and collectives negotiate ways of being in common. The chapters feature critical interventions into the civic lives of grief, of things, of Blackness, and of trans identity.With an emphasis on the historiographic contributions of literature, film, objects and embodied memories of events, Shapiro’s textual analyses treat the way artistic genres supply the critical thinking needed to encourage a more egalitarian and convivial life world.
Produktinformation
Utgivningsdatum2026-05-31
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781399545778
UtmärkelserShort-listed for The Ralph Bunche Award 2026
Michael J. Shapiro is Emeritus Professor at The University of Hawai’i, Manoa.
List of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Exploring Civic Empathy1. The Civic Lives of Grief2. Civic Cleansing: Willed Amnesia, Artistic Anamnesis3. Civic Automobility: Driving White, Driving Black4. The Civic Lives of Things: Hats and Gloves5. The Civic Lives of GenderEpilogueIndex
This is a stunning book which proposes a new aesthetico-political theory of civic life. It offers a brilliantly written and hugely imaginative re-posing of the classic political questions of community, belonging, rights and responsibilities. An outstandingly original book by a leading scholar in his field.
Michael J. Shapiro, University of Hawaii at Manoa) Shapiro, Michael J. (Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Michael J. Shapiro, University of Hawaii at Manoa) Shapiro, Michael J. (Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Michael J. Shapiro, University of HawaiE»i at Manoa) Shapiro, Michael J. (Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Michael J. Shapiro, University of HawaiE»i at Manoa) Shapiro, Michael J. (Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Michael J Shapiro