Neuropolitics by William E Connolly

Neuropolitics by William E Connolly

A surprising exploration of connections between culture, neuroscience, and our experience of time. Why would a political theorist venture into the nexus between neuroscience and film? According to William Connolly—whose new book is itself an eloquent answer—the combination exposes the ubiquitous role that technique plays in thinking, ethics, and politics. By taking up recent research in neuroscience to explore the way brain activity is influenced by cultural conditions and stimuli such as film technique, Connolly is able to fashion a new perspective on our attempts to negotiate-and thrive-within a deeply pluralized society whose culture and economy continue to quicken. In Neuropolitics Connolly draws upon recent brain/body research to explore the creative potential of thinking, the layered character of culture, the cultivation of ethical sensibilities, and the critical role of technique in all three. He then shows how a series of films-including Vertigo, Five Easy Pieces, and Citizen Kane-enhances our appreciation of technique and contests the linear image of time now prevalent in cultural theory. Connolly deftly brings these themes together to support an ethos of deep pluralism within the democratic state and a politics of citizen activism across states. His book is an original and rigorous study that attends to the creative possibilities of thinking in identity, culture, and ethics.

William E. Connolly is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at The Johns Hopkins University.

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ISBN 13	9780816640225
ISBN 10	081664022X
Titel	Neuropolitics
Autor	William E Connolly
Serie	Theory Out Of Bounds
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University of Minnesota Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-07-24
Seitenanzahl	240
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