Politics and time : documenting the event / Michael J. Shapiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shapiro, Michael J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Time--Political aspects.

Time.

Disasters--Political aspects.

Disasters.

Physical Description:

xv, 196 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016.

Summary:

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. 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Critical temporalities: thinking the event

Hiroshima temporalities

Hurricane Katrina bio-temporalities

Keeping time: the rhythms of work and the arts of resistance

Fictions of time: necro-biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Shapiro, Michael J., author. Politics and time

ISBN:

9781509507801

1509507809

9781509507818

1509507817

OCLC:

946030365