Bodies, Spaces, Claims: The Theory and Practice of Performing Political Representation (MP3 CD) (ISBN-13: 9798228523593)

There is no political representation without performance. When politicians, protesters, and even celebrities appear in public, they make or constitute political representation by performing it, shaping how we view roles and institutions and imagine society. Building theory through rich case studies--from the festival stage to the toppling of statues, and from presidential inaugurations to parliaments and council chambers--the book deepens our understanding of political representation by exploring how embodied action in different spaces creates representative claims in our highly mediatized contemporary politics. It shows how a performative take on representation is critical to our understanding of: the symbolism of political authority; the limits of democratic leadership; the politics of material spaces and presences; political empowerment and disempowerment; and the claim to and denial of authenticity in political life.

Author: Paula A. Diehl,Michael Saward
ISBN-13: 9798228523593
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2025
Format: MP3 CD