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For the most part, democracy is simply presumed to exist in the United States. It is viewed as a completed project rather than as a goal to be achieved. Fifteen leading scholars challenge that stasis in Materializing Democracy. They aim to reinvigorate the idea of democracy by placing it in the midst of a contentious political and cultural fray, which, the volume's editors argue, is exactly where it belongs. Drawing upon literary criticism, cultural studies, history, legal studies, and political theory, the essays assembled here highlight competing definitions and practices of democracy-in politics, society, and, indeed, academia. Covering topics ranging from rights discourse to Native American performance, from identity politics to gay marriage, and from rituals of public mourning to the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, the contributors seek to understand the practices, ideas, and material conditions that enable or foreclose democracy's possibilities. Through readings of subjects as diverse as Will Rogers, Alexis de Tocqueville, slave narratives, interactions along the Texas-Mexico border, and liberal arts education, the essayists also explore ways of making democracy available for analysis. Materializing Democracy suggests that attention to disparate narratives is integral to the development of more complex, vibrant versions of democracy. Contributors. Lauren Berlant, Wendy Brown, Chris Castiglia, Russ Castronovo, Joan Dayan, Wai Chee Dimock, Lisa Duggan, Richard R. Flores, Kevin Gaines, Jeffrey C. Goldfarb, Michael Moon, Dana D. Nelson, Christopher Newfield, Donald E. Pease

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political structure & processes

• Full title: Materializing Democracy
• Subtitle: Toward a Revitalized Cultural Politics
• Author: Russ Castronovo, Dana D. Nelson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 440
• EAN: 9780822329107
• ISBN: 0822329107
• ID: 04937610
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Weight: 862 g
• Dimensions: 228 × 154 × 35 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. June 2002

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