Description
Book SynopsisDrawing from Hannah Arendt's entire corpus of writings, this text maintains that politics can be observed in the classroom, where future political actors and spectators are trained.
Trade Review[Gorham] offers good suggestions on how to engage students in class and how to structure some out-of-class experiences. * American Political Science Review *
Gorham brilliantly illuminates the crucial tension in higher education between academic bureaucracy and intellectual community. . . . This valuable study offers an opportunity to rethink current trends and practices in higher education. * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Acting in Politics Chapter 4 The Theater of Politics and the Space of Appearance Chapter 5 A Mode of Being Alone: Reporting Truth in Political Science Chapter 6 Making an Example Out of Eichmann Chapter 7 The University As a Theater of Politics Chapter 8 Action and the Founding of the European Community Chapter 9 The Acting Class Chapter 10 Participation and Judgement in the University Community Chapter 11 The Drama of the Space of Appearance Chapter 12 References Chapter 13 Index
