Democracy and the death of shame : political equality and social disturbance / Jill Locke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Locke, Jill, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Shame--Political aspects.

Shame.

Shame--Social aspects.

Equality.

Political participation.

Political sociology.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 202 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Democracy & the Death of Shame

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is shame dead? With personal information made so widely available, an eroding public/private distinction, and a therapeutic turn in public discourse, many seem to think so. People across the political spectrum have criticized these developments and sought to resurrect shame in order to protect privacy and invigorate democratic politics. Democracy and the Death of Shame reads the fear that 'shame is dead' as an expression of anxiety about the social disturbance endemic to democratic politics. Far from an essential supplement to democracy, the recurring call to 'bring back shame' and other civilizing mores is a disciplinary reaction to the work of democratic citizens who extend the meaning of political equality into social realms. Rereadings from the ancient Cynics to the mid-twentieth century challenge the view that shame is dead and show how shame, as a politically charged idea, is disavowed, invoked, and negotiated in moments of democratic struggle.

Contents:

Plato's LamentPlato's Lament and Its Residue; Equality, Parrhesia, and Comedy: The Politics of Cynic Critique; Cynic Constitutions; Lamented, Lamenter; Rousseau's Romantic Invitation; Rousseau and the "Republic of Letters"; Fragility, Authenticity, and The Lament That Shame Is Dead; Jacksonian Territories; Andrew Jackson: "Sans pudeur et sans frein" (Tocqueville's Lament); Jackson against the "Ladies"; Massacre and the Case for "Good" Shame; Civilizing Jackson; The False Solace of Shame; Democratic Theory and the Legacy of The Lament; Arendt's Shame; School Desegregation and Social Climbing

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Apr 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version:

ISBN:

1-316-54516-4

1-316-54714-0

1-316-54747-7

1-316-54780-9

1-316-54813-9

1-316-54945-3

1-107-47793-X