Democracy and Difference Through the Aesthetics of Film

Can we envision U.S. democratic politics in ways that both respect and transcend difference lines? In our response we draw from our own experiences and our own politics-regardless of whether clearly defined.

For many, visual imagery, especially film, has been a significant contributor to the socialization of the self and a tool for understanding our world and our politics.

Democracy & Difference: Through the Aesthetics of Film by Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein uses film and cinema in order to theorize difficult questions regarding democracy and difference. The fictionalized realism of film allows for a sharing of the different experiences that individuals live through and serves as a helpful tool to uncover the raw materials that make up our various social or cultural identities.

Democracy & Difference: Through the Aesthetics of Film:

• Includes five additional theoretical readings regarding the study and analysis of difference in American life.
• Discusses films produced in the United States during the 1980s and 90s as students can relate to these political points
• Is packaged with access to an accompanying website with additional activities, automatically graded exams, gradebook, and more.

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  User will be emailed two access codes: 1) Access to the VitalSource eBook; 2) Access to Webcom 2.0 supplementary site