Why voice matters : culture and politics after neoliberalism / Nick Couldry.
By: Couldry, Nick
Publisher: Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, 2010Description: viii, 176 p.; 24 cm001: 13735ISBN: 1848606621; 9781848606623; 1848606613; 9781848606616Subject(s): Neoliberalism | Political participation | Civil rights | Politics and cultureDDC classification: 320.51 LOC classification: JC574 | .C68 2010
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this book, Nick Couldry passionately argues for voice, the effective opportunity for people to speak and be heard on what affects their lives, as the only value that can truly challenge neoliberal politics. But having voice is not enough: we need to know our voice matters. Insisting that the answer goes much deeper than simply calling for ′more voices′, whether on the streets or in the media, Couldry presents a dazzling range of analysis from the real world of Blair and Obama to the social theory of Judith Butler and Amartya Sen. This book breaks open the contradictions in neoliberal thought and shows how the mainstream media not only fails to provide the means for people to give an account of themselves, but also reinforces neoliberal values.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface and Acknowledgements (p. vi)
- 1 Voice as Value (p. 1)
- 2 The Crisis of Neoliberal Economics (p. 21)
- 3 Neoliberal Democracy: An Oxymoron (p. 47)
- 4 Media and the Amplification of Neoliberal Values (p. 73)
- 5 Philosophies of Voice (p. 91)
- 6 Sociologies of Voice (p. 113)
- 7 Towards a Post-Neoliberal Politics (p. 135)
- Background Note (p. 153)
- References (p. 157)
- Index (p. 173)
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