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The Politics of Listening. Possibilities and Challenges for Democratic Life.
Leah Bassel
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Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book explores listening as a social and political practice, in contrast to the more common focus on voice and speaking. The author draws on cases from Canada, France and the United Kingdom, exploring: minority women and debates over culture and religion; riots and young men in France and England; citizen journalism and the creative use of different media; and solidarity between migrant justice and indigenous activists. Analysis across these diverse settings considers whether and how a politics of listening, which demands that the roles of speakers and listeners change, can be undertaken in adversarial and tense political moments. The ... Read more argues that such a practice has the potential to create new ways of being and acting together, as political equals who are heard on their own terms.
The book will appeal to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology and political theory.
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This book explores listening as a social and political practice, in contrast to the more common focus on voice and speaking. The author draws on cases from Canada, France and the United Kingdom, exploring: minority women and debates over culture and religion; riots and young men in France and England; citizen journalism and the creative use of different media; and solidarity between migrant justice and indigenous activists. Analysis across these diverse settings considers whether and how a politics of listening, which demands that the roles of speakers and listeners change, can be undertaken in adversarial and tense political moments. The ... Read more argues that such a practice has the potential to create new ways of being and acting together, as political equals who are heard on their own terms.
The book will appeal to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology and political theory.
Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137531667
SKU
V9781137531667
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About Leah Bassel
Leah Bassel is Associate Professor in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research interests include the political sociology of gender, migration, race and citizenship.
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