Artists, Cosmopolitanism, and the Civic Imagination - Artists As Political Agents

Artists, Cosmopolitanism, and the Civic Imagination unpacks the political agency of artists by looking at artists as moral, reflexive, and political agents.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Artists, Politics, and Agency
2. Cultural Encounters, Artistic Production, and Social Transformation
3. The Expressive Public Sphere - Artists and the Civic Imagination
4. Acting Politically - The Art of Provocation
5. The Politics of Performative Listening
6. Cosmopolitan Cinema as Ethico-Political Practice - Borders, Mobility, and Cosmopolitan Dialogue
Afterword - Performing Citizenship

About the author

Maria Rovisco is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK. She is a cultural sociologist with interests in civil society, public sphere, visual culture, cosmopolitanism, and art. She is the co-editor of Visual Politics in the Global South (2023).

Summary

Artists, Cosmopolitanism, and the Civic Imagination unpacks the political agency of artists by looking at artists as moral, reflexive, and political agents.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Rovisco, Maria (University of Leeds Rovisco, Rovisco Maria
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2025
• EAN: 9781138090989
• ISBN: 978-1-138-09098-9
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Global Connections
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity