Communities Of Sense: Rethinking Aesthetics and Politics

371 Pages·2009·6.79 MB·English

by  Beth Hinderliter and William Kaizen

BEHT HINDERLIETR,
WILLIMA KAIZEN,
VEREMDA IMON,
JALE.HM ANSOOR,A ND
SEHT MCCORMIKC,
editors
CommunitoiefSse nse
RETHINKINAGE STHETICASN D POLITICS
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Contents
Acklngeomdwens tvii
ITNRDOUCOTNI1
PART0 N ER ethinAkeisntgh etics
ContemAproatrn tadhr Pyeo liotAfie csst h3e1t ics
JACUQERSA NICREE
ThReo amntWoircko A fr t5 1
ALEAXNDREP TOTS
FroCml astsoPi ocsatlc BleaasusItinycs:at liCt ruittiaionqndua le
AestEhneitgiimnLca o uLiasewerl P'hso tog7r9a phy
TONRIOS S
TechnoloBgeileosnS geoinfnCs gomu:msun iDsi,se indtific1a1t1i on
RANJAKNHAA NNA
PARTT WO PartititohnSeie nngs ible
DadEav'esPn atr1:i9 1s2 1,3 5
T.JD .EM OS
CitiCzuerns1 o5r3
DAVIJDSO EILT
MasCsu stomiCzoartpioAorrnac:th eit ecture
antdh "eE nodPf"o li1t7i2c s
RENIHODLM ATRNI
PAR T T H TRh eEL iEm iotfCs o mmunity
EpxreimeCnotmamlu ni1t9i7e s
CARLOBSA SAULDOA NRDE NIALDLOAD DAGA
PreecA,aut rro ii Attueot,n om2i1e5
RACHHEALI DU
Neo-D1a9d5a1B- e5t4w:te hAeeen s thoePfte ircsse cution
antdh Peo lioItfdi ecns2t 3i8t y
SETMHCC ORMICK
Postm-uCnoNimosttoe ns SVoermteSo tvi 2l6l7s
YATMECSK EE
ThinRkediE:nt gh Miicalanilact ned GtrhoSeuu pb j2e9c4t
EMYIA LPTER
ITNERVIEW with Etie3n1n7e Balibar
Biibgorlap3h3y7
Contorri3sb5 u5t
Ind3e5x9
Acknowledgments
Thviosl uhmaiesto sr iignic noaesn r feontfch seea mnea mper esaetn ted
ColumUbniirvase iiAntp ryi 2l0 0T3h.ee d iwtoourlsd t otl hiatknheke
partiicnti hpciaosnen trfse nScuesB:aun c k-MTo.Jr D.se sm,oT so,m
GunnBirnagn,Jd oepsnheE,w Laa jehra-rBPtuahrm,ceL leRaee ,i nhold
MartSitne,pM heelnvM iollNlleey,s A blietx,a ndAerrv RiPanaojdgt at­s,
poaln,kd e ynote speaJkaecrqR uaensc aiwsee ralesol,u frca ulstpyo n­
soJroshR,nac jhmRaons,a Klrianuds s,B uBcehnaljnoJadhom ,ni ant han
CraWrewy o.u alldls iotk toeh aBnakrB rreyg daonlHdli lBlaalralyno dn
thDeep artomAfer nHtti staonArdry c ohlao,etg hGyer adSucahtooefo l
ArtasnS dc ieannctdeh sIe,n stitCuotmep arfLaoitrti evraean tdu re
SociaetCt oyl umUbniiravse fiotsryu ppotrhcteoi ennrfge Tnhcaen.k s
got oK eWni ssokMearn Edaaynr adlDt eu ykU en irvsePirteyfs otsrh eir
edithoerlFipiaa.nll, wl eyw oullidtk oge i avs epc eitahla tnoJk osh n
Racjhmfaonbr r inoguiernd gi toritaolg eagtnrhfdoeo purrrp o viding
cruecnicaolu radguertmiheneenga t rs ltyao gtfeh spi rjscoe t.
BEHT HINDERLIETR,
WILLIAKMA ZIEN,
VERED MAIMON,
JALEHM ANSOOR,A ND
SEHT MCCORMICK
Introduction
COMMUNITIESO F SENSE
Thees yssca ocltlieenCd om muintoifSe esn Rseeit:nhg kA ienstahnedt ics
Polairtgeir cosu inndre edct ehneto rtehtiinocknaai len sgt hpeotliic­s,
tiacnstd,h p er obolfce omm muwniittghyli onb alOivzetarhtl eia osnt.
sevedreaclac duelstp,ur roadluh catositf oebnne en described using
tersmusca hps o stcarnpidot sitcliaoldgT eihcoeatslee.r s musg gtehsatt
thwea yisnw hitchhre e latbieotnwsaeheeisnpt ahnepdto ilcihsta isc s
beefrnom autlseidn tch1ee9 6a0rnSeo l onvgiearib ntl hee current
polictliicmAaatltt hese.a mtei mteh,ef ryoe cltohsee investigation
oft he immoafan eesntchaeen ptdoi lcitsto ei accosht hFeorl.l owing
JacqRuaensc itehreeo'rsoif dz eamtoicoprnoa ltitithccie oc nst,r ibutors
hearreg fuoaenr e uwn dersottfah nrede ilnabgtei towpneosel nia ntdi cs
aesthbeyst uigcgset shtaaiten sgt hteritatidicosdn,ea filnalesytd h e
"scioetfnh sceee n siinsbo altd e e;p'o liticitzheedoo afrdr yit s,c ourse or
buatf catoofra s pechiifisct oorrgiacnailoz fsa otcriiooalnal en sd
communRaaltiththeyafr.ron m ulaateisntgah se tOtithcheste opr o li­
titchsee,s y ssta hfaotl slhoowtw h aaets thaenptdoi lcisat riiemc ­s
briciantt hecedo nstiotfsu pteicooirnfid ocef vr iss iabnisdle intsye
throwuhgihtc hhpe o lidtiivciiasnliat osons irgonlaeendsd defined
parmtasne isiftetsls f.
Thicso llescetetikolos on cR aatnec ireerleet'vosca onnctee mporary
artth eaonrpdyr acitnwi hcameti gbhect a ltlhehedi dvdaenni shing
poionfbt o tahv anta-graatnr Rdda en cipeorleip'thsii claols ophy:
2 INRTOUDCTOIN
namyet,l hper obolfce omm muannicdto yl lecItni vpia,srt mth.ie c ular
contidneupienngod fae vnacnet a-rgtapirrsdateci atcnit dch eeo onr y
collemcotdieivmlsio ssr pter obltehmeaavntte ioracd y a,ts h ceo lslea p
ofso cipaolliiastntid c vsti hoerl eenctr udoevfsa creinnoacutesi onalist
orfu ndamenftoarolmfcis os mtm uniptoalririteaiqncut sih trahete se
modeblecs r itainqaduc etdic vheallylF eontrgh eids. w reep alsaocen ,
Ranciceornet'rsit bocu otnitoenmsdp eobraoatnrpe yos l iatnaidec ss­
theitnidtciosa lwoigtJuhee a nN-aLnuccay n'aslo yfts hiceso ncept
ofc ommu.n iAtgytahibenca sktd roofop t hpeors t-Maacrcxoiusntt s
ofc ommtuyNn,ai ncwyo'rsk saun poptloiifoce nos n tibnegienngt­
together that codmepislpcetromiftoe ennm tpso rRaarnyc iseorlei'­s
dartihtaairtece so nasnttrleyn egtohtrioadutigeshda greement.
Byp ropotshtieen rcgmo mmiutoinfse esnt shceeo, n tritbotu htiosr s
volumet oos peetenhpk eo s siboifal itpyoo lfci otlilcesbc etyiovnidt y
colleocirtd ievnpitosilmti oytnt i hocensh e,a nadnp,do srtitcpilcuarla l­
isomn,t hoet hTeour s.te h tee rcmo mmiyuto nfs enistshe tu sop ar­
ticutlhamere iazneoi fcn ogm myu,nt ioet nviwshiacoton m munity
migmheta n tahffteaeo lrfcl o mmunainsdm r tehteh ionfdk eimnogc ­
rcayI.it s r etcoo agc noinzgetenia tnn ndo nesmsaennntoiefbar el i ng­
togeitanch oemrm uwnhiotcsyoe h erinesonm corete h aafi nc toirao n
potentialciotnyco.efc p otSm umcuhan ciakt neyo dwgpleosl ittoi cs
contasa einns ouaro eusst ahseptteihcicaits tr redtuoc iibdaleneod l ogy
idleiazaTthiiiostsn h p.e a rxaidccoaolor fet hceo mmuonfsi etny:s e
thiatt wtoorwkbaser idn g-otnotlghyer tohauce gorhn sidsitsemnatn ­
tlionfag ni yd eacloimzmegodrn o ufnrodmo,,rfi guTrheip.sa radox
froms hlip,so tloiratiniacdcea asltc,ho entdiict ionsa c wriitth­in which
iceanlg agweimtechno tn temcpuolrtaaurnraydar lt pirsotdiucc tion
neetdots a ke Wphliatlchesee t. i mfuoltruh psir so jceocmfrteo sm
Rancireerceo'nss iodfteh creoa ntjiuoonnfac etsutrahene pdto ilcist ics,
whiocphp otsheceso ncoef"p ttph eeo ptloae lf"lro mosfc ollective
belonbgaisonengcd o mmcohna racotrve arli(usseotscie ictashl n,i c,
reli),gt ihaoeuu tshhoersrsee te odk i smtahntety lpepi ocsatl- Marxian
opposbiettiw"oetneph nee o paln"edc" mo umniTthyai:tts' h, ae iytm o
reconasnidd ertreh oep epnro ofc bolmmeuman nidt yc olalse cat ivity
cruacpioaorlfti hahe i staovrtai-ncgaatlrh hadaters e emetrogdeady,
asc ontemaprotrpiarsratyci etcni gcwaeigstet h hr ee aloifgt lioebsa l­
ization.
Theorrewefe, maulsastco k lneodwtgheac to mam uonfsi etncys aen
ITNRDOUCTOIN 3
bear eactfiroomnaattrihyosa net e tkoos v ercpoomleib tyri eccso urse
tot hseh aerpxeedr ioefan nco er gacnmoimcu niltitJjkh ene o stalgic
commuonfWi atlyBt eeanrmj isnt'osr yotrte hl"ela eers tshteaottfie c"
polirtoimcaanltI intc hpiels amca.de i sosfe nsucaolm pmoulniitty,i cs of
thefrsomea tsiuobnssta mi yttuohtrpiecs eucdioeSnntoitfoiicfoco n m ­
mons enEsxea.m polfte hcsio sm msoenn se eiungceltnuhirdecoe s­ ,
mantic opafog prualarinitsdham in r dc-mowmournliods rtm hs,et atis­
tificcatloi fco onn seSnuscfurhosm .a thiaounnst c eovnceeropyrt ual
pracptriocpaolos fia ct moimounn iotfsy e nYseert.a tthheaurnn ­
crailtalidyco potrri enjge ccotnicnaegnpp dtr sa cotfcio cmemsu inni ty
totoa,u tthhhoeerar siet m oo pen threemn eugpo attnpiodra otdiuocn­
tidveeb ate.
TheA esthTeutrni c
Througmhuocuhtt h oef twcenenttuiareey,ts htt hheetwoiarcdsy i s­
misbsyea dr tainscdtr si atliiacksasre eolifbco urgiedoeioaSln odg y
Westemrent yaspihTchsse.i gniofifac ratnaicnsecdt u ilctp urroadlu c­
tiwoanis n cirneglalosyc aitnie trdse lattioso ntsrhuicoptfr u erperse ­
sentaantidito dsni smanotfal eisntgch oentviecn Tthieao nntsi.- art
straotfet ghiee sh istorifrcoamSl o vacivoeanrtnsu tct t-tigvoai rsdme ,
Dadaa nsdu rresaclainsdmta,rl aidziaetrdit oninosartlmi sci nasntdi tu­
tions. Thestea ksuetpanr g aabtiyten hgp eiso etswa avwra-e ngrtaer de,
whoasnet ip�raarcbttce iacmaeess s owciiftarohtm eosdcf r itthiecoarly
exempblyitfi he1e8d9 3 a nthoeldoigbtyyeH da Flo s,tT ehAren ti­
AesthSeutcpihso ct.mrlon diaesrcttr itoifthc ei1 s9m8i 0nsefl,nu cbeyd
three cepotfdi eocno nstarnFudrc atunirksotfcn hcoroiltt hirecyoa,l
attapcotks-eaKdn taieasnt ahsteh theii cdsld iecnnok n netchsteui pn­g
posaeudt onoomfmo yd erfrnomiasltwi istcmha piitdaelyoi.Als2eot sg ­
thetthiebcnes c aacm oedw eo rfdrot he elitoihfsi tvg ehir dseuosl ogy
lotwa sCtlea.sa seisctashlte atniodcbfa e ruadtwsye reeq usauleblctjyto
skeptBiecuaitwsyam es.px oseadni daeso lcoognisctarwluh cotsieo n
norvmasr hiiesdt oarnidc aaclculrlyot susr es.
Howevweirtt,hhI en tebronoe(mat n cdo nmciotsantctok -market
bub)bo lfteh 1e99 0pSo,p ualrcatrr i tictihswema voref"o i drer ational
exeurbancep:e'rw iTiohtdin set shrseee vdoi tfvh atelr aditional termi­
noloonfgo yr tmiaavees thperattiiaccrisultn,lyh cee lebursaoettf ho er y
4 ITNROUDCTOIN
terbme yaT.uh tcer iDtavieHc i ckweaaysm otnhgfe i orfs tt whhoos e
begtaponr eolsyftroi rzaee c oovafen ar eys tohbfee tuaiticytns h eea rly
3H ickdeeyfb ienuaetssyi mapsl yvt ihspeul aelaf suounirdnte h e
1990S.
aeffcotfi magbeutstot, h hieas ddacs e rettahitinoc naielt, sm eolbfi ­
lizaegdar iingshtt m-owrianlDgii zsecrutssh.wse oi ronkRfg o bMearpt­
plethhoenr optteeh,sia w tta ssot hreattore enliincggoi novsuaestr ives
antdh eiilbrke caiumtas dege as yu bcuplrtaucratapilpc beeaeasur t iful,
byw hihcemh e atnhsta htse yo mewheorw"e g otoobd e"h boelcda use
they aweesrteh eWhtiilbceric azkeedtt.ihpnerg o graomrnm oartmiac­
tiivmep licoaftth tieeo rgnmos oH di,c key nesvuegrgateu hsnetils­e ss
versuanldleoyrd vs atloue tlhigeno kotidotn hgbe ae utiwfuhlii,cs h
inheirnte hnveti ewaeprp'rse hension orfe nctt,ehl ey work.4 More
Arthura nDda nEtSlocra arihyna evr ea dicHailcikazereygd'u sm ent by
absoltuhtceio zninnebgc ettiwboeaneeu nat nyed t hFiocDrsa .n to and
Scrartyh cea issec l eatrh-wachtui tic:bsh e uatiifutsl h at which is
morallDya ngstotooa tdth.ea st bwaehuitmlyae ny o bte poafar rtt 's
esseannacdc erc doindgolneyosh t a vteob eltooan nog b jferoic tttbo e
consiadrtethr,oew sdoe rt khspa sots beesuastg ye nears aetnoeswf ee ll­
beingv iien,ww hetoarh uet omlalrtyei gcitashtbieesura tsay sm orally
gooDdan.t aor gtuhejasut d gmoefbn etasu tuyn iavreiernf sc aatl.,
"Thearreeh; ew' r i"tdecesrs,i potfsi toanotsfae ffsa tihrwasot u bled
accepatsba aebulteai nfuadlsu glbyyp remtutcyah no yneR:a'tsh er
tharne gatrhdeiamns g a sreabpturete lsaptheedor ifen esfn lcuSecr,ar y
goeesve funr thtehraDn a nbtyod efinbieunatgay st hceo ndiotfi on
possibfiolerit thFyio cSrsac .r tryhb,eeu atiafuult oamlapltryio cdau ces
feelion"fgl arteegraarlwd h"i cihbn e thhocelo dmeterocs a frroen on­
baeuttihfuilbn cegasut sheae lys of rotc haortsehe aa rtbe ae utTihfuLe
unbteiaifuucsla rferood n bleyc aoutfsh peer oxicmoantteao gtfih oen
beuatiDfuaLn6at lofs maoo usalryg uetsh" ete hnoadaft r h ta"as r rived,
inasroa fsa esthiettshieabclsesf n e m adteoa cccoormdp lweittehl y
everlyeidN.fao yt hrienmgao ifanr estx ctehpceto ncefprotcouefia t ls
proposainttdih eornteshf,meo o rdeea rens tphreotijibsecr c otu ght to
ane ntdh roiutdgsih s soilnuptthoii olnyo .s oph
Desptihsteeee m inwgilddyei veenrbcgeet wtehceern i ptoisciatli ons
reprebsye" ntrtheeet dtu obr enta yuo;nt' h oen hea nadn,d "tahnet i­
aesthoentt hoietc ,h;b e'or pthe rcstpisevheaasrr eecd tudiveefi noift ion
aesthaesnt oircmsaa tniadvp eo lAietsitchaieLtst h iuccses l ebarsa ted
thbea sfiros n ae wc osmiotpuaonnli verbsyta hleeixp somn eonft s
ITNRODUCTOIN
5
"be;ao'urc t oyndeamasnb eodu rgmeysotiisfi cation by the adherents of
th"ea nti-aAeesstthhieehstte idircece:fis 'n i etnw doo p powsaiyynseg,t
witthhs ea mceo nclausts oii tocsnr si vtiiactbayIil.nbl oitcha stehse,
immedipalotietalisycp aoelafc etsst ahredete incise d.
Ino ppostiott hieforsonme u laRtainocnpisoe,iro neuti tstn hoep en­
inegs yso aft hciosl letchataeitso tnh eentciocmspb aostashh ei ss tor­
icaslpleyc ifiocfi dmeondtei ofifac ratt iaofnnrod m ostfv h ies ibility
ansdp ehie wnch ipcohl iintsei ccaesrs sistlyaT gheaidts.fr o, R anciere,
aestphaerttiicicsnti hpheai tsetso ricalo fsc oocnifiapgleu rra­antdi on
ceptepuxearli Aettn hcseea .mt ei maee,s thdeotenisosc tis m rpelpyl i­
caotres trupcotluirsteyi sctoaefplm o sw, be urrte cfiognutrheesim n
waytshs autg gae esdriteff dnitv iossfio iocanl arnfodrol meosssf bu ejc­
tiivzation.
Lookbiancogkv etrht ere acjtooftr hyae r itns WteshteR, a nciere
findtsh rmeaej or orfei gdiemnetsio fifac raetta,ico ohfwn h ihcahs
pasosnei,dm rpfecetalnyod v tehrce o uorftsi em ien,tt hone e xTth.e
arotfs the ermboaed letoronwn hg a htec all"sa etshtrehe egitmiec; '
whihcehd ieffrentfrioamtt h"eees t hriecgaitlmh eoa"rt i giwniatthe d
Plaatntodh "ep oreetgiiCam lelw"ii etdh Aarnihdsil tseoc gtyUal.ne d er
theet hriecgailtm heew,ra ens o A ratss ucbhe,c atuhasere ht asnd o t
beedne siganssa etpeadsr pahteweri ettshh eoiwrln i nckoemdp eten­
ciIens .st uhbes epqoeuterinectg itmhfieen, ae r tss ewpearfrreoa mt ed
othmeera onfmsa kiantg s tahmteei mteht ahtwe ey rdeie ffrentiated
amotnhge emlsvaecsc ortdosi oanclhgi i eraorfmc ehudimieg,se nre,
ansdt yle.
Withtihgnie sn geya",la oestmhaertakis scp se"cr iefigcoi mfae ri tn
whitchhie d entiofifac riatnst o li oonnbg aesroe nad na cadheimeirc­
arcohfgy e nrseusb,ja encmdte sd,i umosn t hbreue tc ogonfai tion
sensmiobdolefe btehiganitgv a eristts spc eiifitWcyi.t ha dtvhoeefn t
thEen lighttehfinenm aeer nbttes,mc eaA ritn geanpse hriallo sophers
sucahsB aumgaarnKtdae nsnto utgohg tr atshcpeh aroafacl ttleh re
arbtysl inktihnetgmop roblaescmsisoa wtiettdhh p er oduocft ion
senYseteR .a ncpioeironeut ttsh bayta sseirttasiu ntgo nfoormm y
imitaanttdih hoein e rairitcm hpilaeirset sd ,ae lmsooli itissnh deedp en­
denfrcoemo thwearyo sdf o ianngmd a kiTnhgie.psx so easnu nderlin­
inpga droaixnt he aersetghioemfate rai ttc: stahmteei mienw hich
sesnibciolnisttyti hsteiu ntgeusol faar irtati,l t dsyeo s tarnocyyr si teria
upownh itchhSi isn guclabanerd ietlyi mited.7