Surging democracy notes on Hannah Arendt's political thought / Adriana Cavarero ; translated by Matthew Gervase.

Author/creator Cavarero, Adriana
Other author Gervase, Matthew.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2021.
Descriptionxvi, 114 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Uniform titleDemocrazia sorgiva. English
Contents The idea of democracy -- Plurality -- Public happiness -- Political squares -- The voice of the masses -- The voice of plurality -- Crowds with a cellphone.
Abstract "What does a truly democratic experience of political action look like today? In this provocative new work, Adriana Cavarero weighs in on contemporary debates about the relationship between democracy, happiness, and dissent. Drawing upon Arendt's understanding of politics as a participatory experience, but also discussing texts by Émile Zola, Elias Canetti, Boris Pasternak, and Roland Barthes, along with engaging Judith Butler, Cavarero proposes a new view of democracy, based not on violence, but rather on the spontaneous experience of a plurality of bodies coming together in public. Expanding upon the themes explored in previous works, Cavarero offers a timely intervention into current thinking about the nature of democracy, suggesting that its emergence thrives on the nonviolent creativity of a widespread, participatory, and relational power that is shared horizontally rather than vertically. From digital democracy to selfies to contemporary protest movements, Cavarero argues that we need to rethink our focus on individual happiness and turn toward rediscovering the joyful emotions of birth through plural interaction. Yes, let us be happy, she urges, but let us do so publicly, politically, together"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteTranslation of the author's Democrazia sorgiva.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020052615
ISBN9781503627499 (cloth)
ISBN9781503628137 (paperback)
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