If the twentieth century has been dominated by discussions of the
public, public life, and the public sphere, Contemporary Publics
argues that, in the twenty-first century, we must complicate the
singularity of that paradigm and start thinking of our world in terms
of multiple, overlapping, and competing publics. In three distinct
streams—art, media and technology, and the intimate life—this
volume offers up the intellectual and political significance of
thinking through the plurality of our publics. “Countering
Neoliberal Publics: Screen and Space,” explores how different
artistic practices articulate the challenges and desires of multiple
publics. “Making and Shaping Publics: Discourse and Technology”
showcases how media shape publics, and how new and emerging publics
use these technologies to construct identities. “Commodifying Public
Intimacies” examines what happens to the notion of the private when
intimacies structure publics, move into public spaces, and develop
value that can be exchanged and circulated.
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ISBN
9781137533241
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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