Reading for the Comic: Connolly and the Politics of Becoming
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Reading for the Comic : Connolly and the Politics of Becoming. / Tønder, Lars.
In: Theory & Event, Vol. 22, No. 3, 07.2019, p. 747-758.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Reading for the Comic
T2 - Connolly and the Politics of Becoming
AU - Tønder, Lars
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - Connolly's work invites us to consider the uses of genre and style in contemporary political theory, in particular with regard comedy and tragedy. How does politics look from each of these genres, and what do we gain (and loose) by focusing on one rather than the other? In this essay, I argue that comedy provides overlooked resources for democratic politics, and that political theorists do well by excavating these. This is especially the case given the need for a new political strategy that can embolden our relation to the world, be it human or nonhuman.
AB - Connolly's work invites us to consider the uses of genre and style in contemporary political theory, in particular with regard comedy and tragedy. How does politics look from each of these genres, and what do we gain (and loose) by focusing on one rather than the other? In this essay, I argue that comedy provides overlooked resources for democratic politics, and that political theorists do well by excavating these. This is especially the case given the need for a new political strategy that can embolden our relation to the world, be it human or nonhuman.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - language
KW - writers
KW - political theory
KW - power
KW - empowerment
M3 - Journal article
VL - 22
SP - 747
EP - 758
JO - Theory & Event
JF - Theory & Event
SN - 2572-6633
IS - 3
ER -
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