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The Art of Being Many: Towards a New Theory and Practice of Gathering
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Abstract Since 2010 we have witnessed new ways of assembling, which have made the word "democracy" sound important again. These practices may not have led to the political changes we had hoped for. Nevertheless, we are convinced of their importance. This book wants to acknowledge them as a starting point for... view more
Since 2010 we have witnessed new ways of assembling, which have made the word "democracy" sound important again. These practices may not have led to the political changes we had hoped for. Nevertheless, we are convinced of their importance. This book wants to acknowledge them as a starting point for a new art of being many: The "many" invoke new concepts of collectivity by renegotiating their modes of participation and (self-)presentation and by rewriting rhetorical, choreographical, and material scripts of assembling. This volume is inspired and informed by the square-occupations and neighborhood assemblies of the "real democracy" movements as well as by recent explorations of the assembly form in performance art and participatory theatre.... view less
Keywords
art; civil society; community; cultural studies; culture; democracy; education; social process; social movement; social relations; politics
Classification
Other Fields of Humanities
Free Keywords
Activism; Assembly; Computer art (Digital art); Culture and institutions; Geisteswissenschaften allgemein; Museum science; Philosophy and theory of fine and decorative arts; Political science (Politics and government); Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action; Social interaction; Social problems and services; Social sciences; Sociology and anthropology; Stage presentations; Systems of governments and states; Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials, forms; The Arts
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
288 p.
Series
Culture & Theory
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839433133
ISSN
2702-8976
ISBN
978-3-8394-3313-3
Status
Published Version; reviewed