What political science can learn from the humanities: Blurring genres
What political science can learn from the humanities: Blurring genres
This book asks, ‘what are the implications of blurring genres for the discipline of Political Science, and for Area Studies?’ It argues novelists and the playwrights provide a better guide for political scientists than the work of physicists. It restates the intrinsic value of the Humanities and Social Sciences and builds bridges between the two territories.
The phrase blurring genres covers both genres of thought and of presentation. Genres of thought refers to such theoretical approaches as post-structuralism, cultural studies, and especially interpretive thought. Part 1 explores genres of thought, focusing on the use of narratives. Specific examples include the narratives of post-truth political cultures; narratives in Canadian general elections; autoethnography as a new research tool; and novels as a way of understanding economic development. Part 2 emphasises genres of presentation and focuses on the visual arts. The chapters cover: photography in British political history, the architecture of American statehouses and city halls, design, comics, and using the creative arts to improve policy practice and theory.
Humanities, political science, area studies, literary criticism
Rhodes, R. A. W.
cdbfb699-ba1a-4ff0-ba2c-060626f72948
Hodgett, Susan
99336343-18b1-47fd-8774-f875de837a82
2021
Rhodes, R. A. W.
cdbfb699-ba1a-4ff0-ba2c-060626f72948
Hodgett, Susan
99336343-18b1-47fd-8774-f875de837a82
Rhodes, R. A. W. and Hodgett, Susan
(eds.)
(2021)
What political science can learn from the humanities: Blurring genres
,
Houndmills, Basingstoke.
Palgrave Macmillan, 337pp.
Abstract
This book asks, ‘what are the implications of blurring genres for the discipline of Political Science, and for Area Studies?’ It argues novelists and the playwrights provide a better guide for political scientists than the work of physicists. It restates the intrinsic value of the Humanities and Social Sciences and builds bridges between the two territories.
The phrase blurring genres covers both genres of thought and of presentation. Genres of thought refers to such theoretical approaches as post-structuralism, cultural studies, and especially interpretive thought. Part 1 explores genres of thought, focusing on the use of narratives. Specific examples include the narratives of post-truth political cultures; narratives in Canadian general elections; autoethnography as a new research tool; and novels as a way of understanding economic development. Part 2 emphasises genres of presentation and focuses on the visual arts. The chapters cover: photography in British political history, the architecture of American statehouses and city halls, design, comics, and using the creative arts to improve policy practice and theory.
This record has no associated files available for download.
More information
Accepted/In Press date: 2020
Published date: 2021
Keywords:
Humanities, political science, area studies, literary criticism
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 440763
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/440763
PURE UUID: 448dadd8-92bd-4793-8a1b-2fc0c00e1306
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 15 May 2020 16:56
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:27
Export record
Altmetrics
Contributors
Editor:
Susan Hodgett
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics
