Sensing Collectives
Aesthetic and Political Practices Intertwined
transcript publishing
Sensing Collectives
Aesthetic and Political Practices Intertwined
transcript publishing
Are aesthetics and politics really two different things? The book takes a new look at how they intertwine, by turning from theory to practice. Case studies trace how sensory experiences are created and how collective interests are shaped. They investigate how aesthetics and politics are entangled, both in building and disrupting collective orders, in governance and innovation. This ranges from populist rallies and artistic activism over alternative lifestyles and consumer culture to corporate PR and governmental policies. Authors are academics and artists. The result is a new mapping of the intermingling and co-constitution of aesthetics and politics in engagements with collective orders.
Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Preface 7
Sensing Collectives, an Introduction 11
Re-designing the Sensory Order 51
Escape, Erase, Entangle 73
Sensory Governance 95
Packaging Pleasures 123
Hegemonic Sensory Practices of the Smart City 145
We Thought It Was Fog, We Thought It Was Just Some Weather 165
How to Better Sense What is Happening? 185
Provoking Taste 199
The Beauty of Feeling 219
"Wir sind das Volk!" 239
Digital Violence as Affective Disciplining after Feminist Protests 255
Performing Disruptions 277
Sensing Collectives as Sensing Selves 291
Authors in Order of Chapters 309
Contents 5
Preface 7
Sensing Collectives, an Introduction 11
Re-designing the Sensory Order 51
Escape, Erase, Entangle 73
Sensory Governance 95
Packaging Pleasures 123
Hegemonic Sensory Practices of the Smart City 145
We Thought It Was Fog, We Thought It Was Just Some Weather 165
How to Better Sense What is Happening? 185
Provoking Taste 199
The Beauty of Feeling 219
"Wir sind das Volk!" 239
Digital Violence as Affective Disciplining after Feminist Protests 255
Performing Disruptions 277
Sensing Collectives as Sensing Selves 291
Authors in Order of Chapters 309