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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Bickford, Susan (1963-....)
Titre(s) : The dissonance of democracy [Texte imprimé] : listening, conflict, and citizenship / Susan Bickford
Publication : Ithaca, NY, USA : Cornell university press, 1996
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XI- 204 p.) ; 22 cm
Comprend : 1 ; Listening, Conflict, and Citizenship --2 ; Beyond Friendship: Aristotle on Conflict,
Deliberation, and Attention --3 ; Where We Listen and Are Listened To: Hannah Arendt
on Plurality and Public Appearance --4 ; "The Genuine Conditions of Our Lives": Feminist
Theorizing and Political Action --5 ; Listening and Action: Reconstituting the Intersubjective
World.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index
Although the role of shared speech in political action has received much theoretical
attention, too little thought has focused on the practice of listening in political
interaction, according to Susan Bickford. Even in a formally democratic polity, political
action occurs in a context of conflict and inequality; thus, the shared speech of
citizenship differs significantly from the conversations of friendly associates. Bickford
suggests that democratic politics requires a particular quality of attention, one
not based on care or friendship. Analyzing specifically political listening is central
to the development of democratic theory, she contends, and to envisioning democratic
practices for contemporary society. Bickford's analysis draws on the work of Aristotle
and of Hannah Arendt to establish the conflictual and contentious character of politics.
To analyze the social forces that deflect attention from particular voices, Bickford
mobilizes contemporary feminist theory, including Gloria Anzaldua's work on the connection
between identity and politics. She develops a conception of citizen interaction characterized
by adversarial communication in a context of inequality. Such a conception posits
public identity - and hence public listening - as active and creative, and grounded
in particular social and political contexts
Sujet(s) : Conflits sociaux
Communication en politique
Écoute (psychologie) -- Aspect politique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780801483776. - ISBN 0801432197. - ISBN 9780801432194
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45345357h
Notice n° :
FRBNF45345357
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