Burdens of political responsibility : narrative and the cultivation of responsiveness

How can human beings acknowledge and experience the burdens of political responsibility? Why are we tempted to flee them, and how might we come to affirm them? Jade Larissa Schiff calls this experience of responsibility "the cultivation of responsiveness." In Burdens of Political Responsibility: Narrative and the Cultivation of Responsiveness, she identifies three dispositions that inhibit responsiveness - thoughtlessness, bad faith, and misrecognition - and turns to storytelling in its manifold forms as a practice that might facilitate and frustrate it. Through critical engagements with an unusual cast of characters (from Bourdieu to Sartre) hailing from a variety of disciplines (political theory, phenomenology, sociology, and literary criticism), she argues that how we represent our world and ourselves in the stories we share, and how we receive those stories, can facilitate and frustrate the cultivation of responsiveness. How Can Human Beings Acknowledge And Experience The Burdens Of Political Responsibility? Why Are We Tempted To Flee Them, And How Might We Come To Affirm Them? J. L. Schiff Calls This Experience Of Responsibility The Cultivation Of Responsiveness. In Burdens Of Political Responsibility: Narrative, Ontology, Responsiveness, She Identifies Three Dispositions That Inhibit Responsiveness - Thoughtlessness, Bad Faith, And Misrecognition - And Turns To Storytelling In Its Manifold Forms As A Practice That Might Facilitate And Frustrate It. Through Critical Engagements With An Unusual Cast Of Characters (from Bourdieu To Sartre) Hailing From A Variety Of Disciplines (political Theory, Phenomenology, Sociology, And Literary Criticism), She Argues That How We Represent Our World And Ourselves In The Stories We Share, And How We Receive Those Stories, Can Facilitate And Frustrate The Cultivation Of Responsiveness-- Machine Generated Contents Note: Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Problem Of Responsiveness; 2. Thoughtlessness; 3. Bad Faith; 4. Misrecognition; 5. Mimesis And Responsiveness; 6. Ambivalent Confessions; Conclusion: Toward A Politics Of Responsiveness. Jade Larissa Schiff, Oberlin College. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "How can human beings acknowledge and experience the burdens of political responsibility? Why are we tempted to flee them, and how might we come to affirm them? J. L. Schiff calls this experience of responsibility "the cultivation of responsiveness." In Burdens of Political Responsibility: Narrative, Ontology, Responsiveness, she identifies three dispositions that inhibit responsiveness - thoughtlessness, bad faith, and misrecognition - and turns to storytelling in its manifold forms as a practice that might facilitate and frustrate it. Through critical engagements with an unusual cast of characters (from Bourdieu to Sartre) hailing from a variety of disciplines (political theory, phenomenology, sociology, and literary criticism), she argues that how we represent our world and ourselves in the stories we share, and how we receive those stories, can facilitate and frustrate the cultivation of responsiveness"-- Provided by publisher.0755849 "How can human beings acknowledge and experience the burdens of political responsibility? Why are we tempted to flee them, and how might we come to affirm them? J. L. Schiff calls this experience of responsibility "the cultivation of responsiveness." In Burdens of Political Responsibility: Narrative, Ontology, Responsiveness, she identifies three dispositions that inhibit responsiveness - thoughtlessness, bad faith, and misrecognition - and turns to storytelling in its manifold forms as a practice that might facilitate and frustrate it. Through critical engagements with an unusual cast of characters (from Bourdieu to Sartre) hailing from a variety of disciplines (political theory, phenomenology, sociology, and literary criticism), she argues that how we represent our world and ourselves in the stories we share, and how we receive those stories, can facilitate and frustrate the cultivation of responsiveness"--Site web de l'éditeur Title Page 4 Copyright 5 Epigraphs 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Note on the Cover 16 Introduction 18 1 The Problem of Responsiveness 44 2 Thoughtlessness 67 3 Bad Faith 102 4 Misrecognition 134 5 Creative Reflections: Mimesis and Responsiveness 158 6 Ambivalent Confessions 181 Conclusion: Toward a Politics of Responsiveness 202 Bibliography 214 Index 224