Negotiating Civic Life

Literature, Film, Politics

Michael J. Shapiro

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Edinburgh University Press
31 May 2025

Film theory & criticism; Philosophy: aesthetics; Social & political philosophy

Focused both thematically and methodologically on diverse aspects of civic life, this book elucidates the mentalities and forces involved in the way individuals and collectives negotiate ways of being in common. The chapters feature critical interventions into the civic lives of grief, of things, of Blackness, and of trans identity. With an emphasis on the historiographic contributions of literature, film, objects and embodied memories of events, Shapiro's textual analyses treat the way artistic genres supply the critical thinking needed to encourage a more egalitarian and convivial life world.

By: Michael J. Shapiro
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399545747
ISBN 10: 1399545744
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 31 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Michael J. Shapiro is Emeritus Professor at The University of Hawai'i, Manoa.

Reviews for Negotiating Civic Life: Literature, Film, Politics

This is a stunning book which proposes a new aesthetico-political theory of civic life. It offers a brilliantly written and hugely imaginative re-posing of the classic political questions of community, belonging, rights and responsibilities. An outstandingly original book by a leading scholar in his field.--Arthur Bradley, Lancaster University