Callahan, William A. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-6103-0586
(2020)
Sensible politics: visualizing international relations.
Oxford University Press.
ISBN 9780190071738
Abstract
Visual images are everywhere in international politics. But how are we to understand them? In Sensible Politics, William A. Callahan uses his expertise in theory and filmmaking to explore not only what visuals mean, but also how visuals can viscerally move and connect us in "affective communities of sense." The book's rich analysis of visual images (photographs, film, art) and visual artifacts (maps, veils, walls, gardens, cyberspace) shows how critical scholarship needs to push beyond issues of identity and security to appreciate the creative politics of social-ordering and world-ordering. Here "sensible politics" isn't just sensory, but looks beyond icons and ideology to the affective politics of everyday life. It challenges our Eurocentric understanding of international politics by exploring the meaning and impact of visuals from Asia and the Middle East. Sensible Politics offers a unique approach to politics that allows us to not only think visually, but also feel visually-and creatively act visually for a multisensory appreciation of politics.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Official URL: | https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sensible-p... |
| Additional Information: | © 2020 Oxford University Press |
| Divisions: | International Relations |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR T Technology > TR Photography J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2019 11:15 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2023 14:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/102740 |
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