Capture of Speech and Other Political Writings - Softcover

De Certeau, Michel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081662769X ISBN 13: 9780816627691

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press, 1997

Synopsis

Who has the right to speak? How is this right acquired? What happens when this right is denied or inhibited? These are the questions examined by Michel de Certeau in this foundational exploration of political expression and participation.In The Capture off Speech, de Certeau moves beyond formal or legal definitions of rights. He argues that to "communicate" in a contemporary political system means not only having the abstract possibility of utterance, but possessing the conditions that allow being heard. De Certeau emphasizes that all too often free speech is upheld in the abstract while social institutions work in such a way as to deny access to effective communication. The book's title essay was written in response to the revolutionary events of May 1968. Almost thirty years later, these essays remain a central resource for exploring de Certeau's political thought.

About this title

Synopsis:

Who has the right to speak? How is this right acquired? What happens when this right is denied or inhibited? These are the questions examined by Michel de Certeau in this foundational exploration of political expression and participation.

About the Author:

Michel de Certau (1925-1986) taught at the University of California, San Diego, and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 081662769X
• ISBN 13: 9780816627691
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248