State of exception : cultural responses to the rhetoric of fear / edited by Elena Bellina and Paola Bonfazio.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bellina, Elena.

Bonfazio, Paola.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Italy--History--20th century--Congresses.

Political culture.

War and emergency powers--Italy--History--20th century--Congresses.

War and emergency powers.

State of siege--Italy--Psychological aspects--History--20th century--Congresses.

State of siege.

Fear--Political aspects--Italy--History--20th century--Congresses.

Fear.

Arts, Italian--20th century--Congresses.

Arts, Italian.

Arts, Italian--Political aspects--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a globalized world exposed to ever more dramatic dangers, the established legal order enters into crisis and the rhetoric of fear is deployed in order to legitimate states of exception. Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has widely elaborated on the historical effects of the juridical concept of the state of exception, recalling the definition formulated by German legal theorist Carl Schmitt. The state of exception presents itself as an inherently elusive phenomenon, a juridical no-man's ...

Contents:

pt. 1. State of exception : theory and practice

pt. 2. State of exception : from history to literature

pt. 3. State of exception : fiction film and documentary.

Notes:

"The following papers were inspired by the conference State of Exception : Cultural Responses in the Rhetoric of Fear, hosted by New York University's Department of Italian Studies on April 21-23, 2005."--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-19121-7

9786612191213

1-4438-0747-8

OCLC:

827209479