Art, politics, pedagogy: Juxtaposing, discomfiting, disrupting

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Bruff ◽  
Mel Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Present Issue ◽  
The Public ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Ways Of Thinking ◽  
The Public Sphere

In this opening essay we explain the rationale for the Special Issue, the first of two on the theme of ‘politicizing artistic pedagogies’. In doing so, we outline the connections between this collection of articles and those in the next issue of Art & the Public Sphere while also stressing the distinctive, societal scope of the present issue. The article considers some themes of particular relevance for this edited collection. For example, we discuss our understanding of art, politics and pedagogy and draw on Juliet Hooker’s work on juxtaposition to advocate the benefits of discomfiting yet welcome disruptions to our more established ways of thinking and practising. This is often narrated in a biographical style, which enables us to highlight how we, from rather different backgrounds, came to collaborate at various points over the last decade and how this manifested in a noteworthy and instructive teaching experience for Ian when invited to deliver two seminar sessions for Mel’s students. Overall, we promote a pluralistic and inclusive approach to the notion of ‘politicizing artistic pedagogies’ but make sure, in the process, to outline where we depart from more established positions (such as on pedagogy and on art’s function). Finally, we briefly introduce the articles that comprise the Special Issue.

Publics and Participation: England, Britain, and Europe in the “Post-Reformation”

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 836-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Lake
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
The Other ◽  
British History ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere

AbstractThis article responds to the pieces collected in this special issue of the Journal of British Studies, all of which seek to take some notion of the politics of the public sphere and either apply it to, or break it upon the wheel of, various versions of British history during the post-Reformation period. It seeks to bring the other articles into conversation both with one another as well as with existing work on the topic.

scholarly journals Rethinking science communication in a changing landscape

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (03) ◽  
pp. E
Author(s):  
Frank Kupper ◽  
Carolina Moreno-Castro ◽  
Alessandra Fornetti
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Selection Of

Science communication continues to grow, develop and change, as a practice and field of research. The boundaries between science and the rest of society are blurring. Digitalization transforms the public sphere. This JCOM special issue aims to rethink science communication in light of the changing science communication landscape. How to characterize the emerging science communication ecosystem in relation to the introduction of new media and actors involved? What new practices are emerging? How is the quality of science communication maintained or improved? We present a selection of papers that provide different perspectives on these questions and challenges.

Habermas, democracy and the public sphere: Theory and practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 136843102110387
Author(s):  
Gabriele De Angelis
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Human Action ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reflection Theory ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Many ◽  
Complex Project ◽  
Supranational Level

A fil rouge goes through Habermas’s decade long research. It is the idea that Reason and rationality permeate human societies and may lead human action towards emancipation, if aptly elaborated through the filter of theoretical reflection. Theory must pick up on this rational core and turn the intrinsic rational potential inherent to modern societies into a self-consciously pursued ‘project of enlightenment’. This introduction to the special issue ‘Habermas, Democracy, and the Public Sphere: Theory and Practice’ shows how Habermas’s work in different scientific domains contributes to the construction of the ‘project of modernity’ from the many angles that such a complex project requires. The public sphere is, in Habermas’s theory, the societal domain in which communicative interactions have a chance to make Reason come to bear on human societies and lead them on the path to social and political emancipation. The contributions to this special issue focus therefore on the public sphere and illustrate the evolution of the concept in Habermas’s work and its relation to democracy at national and supranational level.

scholarly journals Introduction

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 3-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Slama ◽  
Bart Barendregt
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The Other ◽  
Religious Politics ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Public Sphere

AbstractThis article introduces the special issue ‘Online Publics in Muslim Southeast Asia: In Between Religious Politics and Popular Pious Practices’ by discussing prominent approaches in the study of media and the public sphere in light of the specific history of digital media’s rise in Muslim Southeast Asia. It focuses on earlier and current expressions of mobile and Islamic modernity as well as on changing moralities and forms of Islamic authority. Referencing the other contributions to this special issue, it particularly emphasizes the (discursive and visual) contestations and social dramas that take place in the region’s media spaces providing for a variety of Islamic forms, practices, and socialities that can best be grasped, the authors argue, by considering politics, the pious, and the popular not as separate, but as mutually constitutive domains.

scholarly journals Hearing and Being Heard, Seeing and Being Seen: Qualitative Inquiry in the Public Sphere—Introduction to the Special Issue

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Flick
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
Societal Relevance ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
The Public Sphere

What means qualitative inquiry in the public sphere? What are public spheres for qualitative inquiry? First, to transgress the disciplinary boundaries of qualitative inquiry. Second, to identify research problems of societal relevance and target groups affected. Third, to make our results accessible for public audiences—how we write about our research and where we publish our findings. Fourth, to face changing political discourses with our research. Public sociology and ethnography are discussed for their relevance for qualitative inquiry in the public sphere. An overview of the contributions and the way this idea is treated in them are given.

Introduction: Neoliberalism and the public sphere

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-175
Author(s):  
Robert Asen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Public Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Practical Project ◽  
The Public Sphere

In contemporary scholarship, the term “neoliberalism” seemingly appears everywhere. Rather than seeking to develop a single definition that unifies these varied appearances, scholars in various disciplines, subdisciplines, and interdisciplinary domains may develop critical conceptualizations that inform particular, active areas of inquiry. This special issue represents such an effort for rhetorical and communication scholarship on the public sphere. As both an intellectual orientation and a practical project, neoliberalism challenges longstanding commitments of public sphere scholarship. In this introduction, I consider the challenges that neoliberalism presents to public sphere scholarship and public practice concerning themes of subjectivity, public engagement, and agency/structure.

scholarly journals In search of relevance: European political scientists and the public sphere in critical times

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Real-Dato ◽  
Luca Verzichelli
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Legitimacy ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
The Social ◽  
Turbulent Times ◽  
The Public Sphere

AbstractSocial relevance has become a key element to assess the social legitimacy of an academic discipline. This contrasts with a widespread sentiment among political scientists about the existence of a relevance gap. The context of multiple crises Europe has experienced since the late 2000s has provided political scientists with a multitude of opportunities to demonstrate the social relevance of their work and the usefulness of the discipline. This introductory article to the special issue aims to offer an explorative framework and a preliminary discussion of empirical examples to assess the phenomenon of political scientists’ relevance in the public sphere during recent turbulent times. The framework (which emphasises three basic dimensions of social relevance – partisanship, visibility, and impact) is used to interpret the main results of the five case studies included in the special issue. Results show that contextual factors (salience of the issue, political and media contexts) influence political scientists’ engagement in the public sphere, the role they adopt and their visibility. The article ends emphasising the importance of collective action within the discipline as an instrument to enhance its social relevance.

scholarly journals The Guilty Feminist Army

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Diddams
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Public ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Negative Affects ◽  
Online Activism ◽  
Feminist Community ◽  
Ways Of Thinking ◽  
The Public Sphere

In this paper, I discuss the affective potential of laughter in the hugely popular comedy podcast series; The Guilty Feminist. Specifically, I explore how the sounds of laughter – as disseminated by the podcast – can lead to explosions of emotion in the public sphere; setting the body in motion and leading to new ways of thinking, feeling and being. While these public explosions of emotion can be transgressive, I postulate that they can also relieve some of the tension created by the negative affects swirling around feminism, which, according to Ahmed, “is always assumed to be bringing others down” (Ahmed, 2010:65). Using Guattari’s ideas on the production of subjectivation, I argue that these explosions can intensify the emergence of a global, intersectional feminist community, provoking a consideration of how podcasts such as The Guilty Feminist could extend our understanding of the use of technology and online activism within contemporary feminisms.  

The Online Public Sphere in the Gulf: Contestation, Creativity, and Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-199
Author(s):  
Sahar Khamis
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sociopolitical Environment ◽  
Introductory Essay ◽  
The Public Sphere

AbstractThis introductory essay sets the stage for this special issue, which explores how online media has changed the Arabian Gulf region's politics, economies, and social norms.2 It provides an overview of the most important themes, arguments, and findings tackled in the four essays in this issue, as well as the intersections, overlaps, and divergences emerging from, and between, them. In doing so, it explains how the similarities and differences, as well as the most significant underlying themes, emerging from these four essays further our understanding of the online public sphere in the Gulf region as a space for contestation, creativity, and change. This introductory essay identifies three important, and overlapping, themes found in this special issue: techno-euphoria, cyberwars, and the public sphere. It concludes by proposing possible next steps and future research on the important, yet understudied, links between the online public sphere and the sociopolitical environment of the Gulf.

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