[ecrea] Book Announcement: Nick Couldry - Why Voice Matters

>Apologies for any cross-postings. Just a quick note to let you know 
>about Nick Couldry's new book, Why Voice Matters. I hope it's of interest!
>
><http://www.uk.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book233759&;>Why 
>Voice Matters
>Culture and Politics After Neoliberalism
>
>"Nick Couldry has emerged as one of the most brilliant critics we 
>have of neoliberalism and its assault on almost every aspect of 
>public life. What is unique about this book is that it not only 
>understands neoliberalism as an economic discourse but also, if not 
>more importantly, as a profound and powerful mode of cultural 
>politics. This is one of the best books I have read in years about 
>what it means to engage neoliberalism through a critical framework 
>that highlights those narratives and stories that affirm both our 
>humanity and our longing for justice. This book should be read by 
>everyone concerned with what it might mean to not only dream about 
>democracy but to engage it as a lived experience and political 
>possibility" - Henry Giroux, McMaster University
>
>For more than thirty years neoliberalism has declared that market 
>functioning trumps all other social, political and economic values. 
>In this book, Nick Couldry passionately argues for voice, the 
>effective opportunity for people to speak and be heard on what 
>affects their lives, as the only value that can truly challenge 
>neoliberal politics. But having voice is not enough: we need to know 
>our voice matters. Insisting that the answer goes much deeper than 
>simply calling for 'more voices', whether on the streets or in the 
>media, Couldry presents a dazzling range of analysis from the real 
>world of Blair and Obama to the social theory of Judith Butler and Amartya Sen.
>
>Why Voice Matters breaks open the contradictions in neoliberal 
>thought and shows how the mainstream media not only fails to provide 
>the means for people to give an account of themselves, but also 
>reinforces neoliberal values. Moving beyond the despair common to 
>much of today's analysis, Couldry shows us a vision of a democracy 
>based on social cooperation and offers the resources we need to 
>build a new post-neoliberal politics.
>
>Contents:
>
>1. Voice as Value
>2. The Crisis of Neoliberal Economics
>3. Neoliberal Democracy: An Oxymoron
>4. Media and the Amplification of Neoliberal Values
>5. Philosophies of Voice
>6. Sociologies of Voice
>7. Towards a Post-Neoliberal Politics
>
>The 
><http://www.uk.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book233759&;>first 
>  chapter is available to read online. If you're a book reviews 
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><mailto:(reviews /at/ sagepub.co.uk)>(reviews /at/ sagepub.co.uk). To request an 
>inspection copy for teaching, click on the link below and follow the 
>instructions.
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>
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