(English) Can art promote rights? A case for aesthetic activism in the EU (Italiano) Può l'arte promuovere i diritti? Alcuni argomenti a favore del attivismo estetico nella UE

Daniel Tkatch

IRPPS Working Papers from National Research Council, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies

Abstract: (English) In this study, I elaborate a notion of aesthetic activism based on Jacques Rancière’s conception of “politics as aesthetics.” I contrast aesthetic activism with the more traditional forms of political activism and of social movements. Rather than addressing the current legal and regulatory situation of a specific set of civil or human rights, this study is intended as a general intervention into the realm of political activism itself. Hence, the range of discussed examples of aesthetic activism covers several rights which are especially important in the European context: the right of asylum, the right of protection of whistleblowers in the European Union, reproductive rights etc. I argue that aesthetic activism might be more effective in current political and medial environment and, also, that it is exceptionally suited to address European issues, target European Institutions and the budding pan-European public sphere. (Italiano) Questo lavoro esplora la nozione di ‘attivismo estetico’ a partire dalla concezione della ‘politica come estetica’ del filosofo francese Jacques Rancière, distinguendo l’attivismo di questa natura da più tradizionali forme di attivismo politico e movimentista. Più che concentrarsi sugli aspetti di natura legale dei diritti umani e civili, il lavoro intende

Keywords: (English) Art; aesthetics; political activism; citizen rights; Europe; EU (Italiano) Arte; estetica; attivismo politico; diritti dei cittadini; Europa; EU (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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