Public Spaces, Private Lives argues for a new language of engaged hope, political action, and democratic public participation. In an era when Americans regard politicians and government cynically, this book challenges the assumption that politics is dead--and shows why and how citizens must claim a revitalized role in American public and democratic institutions.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Introduction: Collective Hopes in the Age of Privatized Visions Chapter 2 Cultural Studies and the Culture of Politics: Beyond Polemics and Cynicism Chapter 3 Youth, Domestic Militarization, and the Politics of Zero Tolerance Chapter 4 Private Satisfactions and Public Disorders:Fight Club, Patriarchy, and the Politics of Masculine Violence Chapter 5 Pedagogy of the Depressed Chapter 6 "Something's Missing": From Utopianism to a Politics of Educated Hope Chapter 7 Afterword: Reading Giroux: Cultural Studies, Critical Pedagogy, and Radical Democracy Chapter 9 Notes Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 Afterword: Reading Giroux: Cultural Studies, Critical Pedagogy, and Democracy