{"title":"Peter Engelmann","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Engelmann’s works delve deeply into the intersections of political theory, community dynamics, and cultural expression. Readers can expect thoughtful explorations that challenge conventional understandings of democracy and the role of aesthetics in public life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen analytical approach, Engelmann’s writing invites reflection on how political structures shape societal bonds and individual identities. His books offer valuable insights for those interested in contemporary politics and the philosophy underpinning social change.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"democracy-and-community-by-peter-engelmann-9781509535354","title":"Democracy and Community","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe concept of community is tainted by the events of the twentieth century, frequently appropriated by totalitarian regimes for the purposes of exclusion and oppression. In this dialogue with Peter Engelmann, philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy attempts to reframe community as central to a reconceptualisation of politics and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eObserving that all our interactions are in some way shared experiences, Nancy demonstrates that a common sense of life precedes our existence as individuals: we can only truly make sense of life in a plurality. Democracy is typically concerned with establishing political unity, yet its greater task lies in community: creating a space in which sense can realise itself and circulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis conversation with one of France’s foremost thinkers will be of great interest to all readers of contemporary philosophy and political theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430564675820,"sku":"9781509535354","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509535354.jpg?v=1774559057"},{"product_id":"politics-and-aesthetics-by-jacques-ranciere-9781509535026","title":"Politics and Aesthetics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, the influential philosopher Jacques Rancière, in discussion with Peter Engelmann, explores the enduring connection between politics and aesthetics, arguing that aesthetics forms the fundamental basis for social and political upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning from his rejection of structuralist Marxism, Rancière outlines the development of his thought from his early studies on workers’ emancipation to his recent work on literature, film, and visual art. Rather than discussing aesthetics within narrow terms of how we contemplate art or beauty, Rancière argues that aesthetics underpins our entire ‘regime of experience’. He shows how political relations develop from sensual experience, as individual feelings and perceptions become the concern of the community as a whole. Since politics emerges from the ‘division of the sensual’, aesthetic experience becomes a radically emancipatory and egalitarian means to disrupt this order and transform political reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInvestigating new forms of emancipatory politics arising from current art practices and social movements, this short book will appeal to anyone interested in contemporary art, aesthetics, philosophy, and political theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471384461548,"sku":"9781509535026","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509535026-politics-and-aesthetics.jpg?v=1775241257"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/peter-engelmann.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}