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This Obscure Thing Called Transparency: Politics and Aesthetics of a Contemporary Metaphor Paperback - 2022

by Emmanuel Alloa (Editor)

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Transparency is the metaphor of our time. Whether in government or corporate governance, finance, technology, health or the media - it is ubiquitous today, and there is hardly a current debate that does not call for more transparency. But what does this word actually stand for and what are the consequences for the life of individuals? Can knowledge from the arts, and its play of visibility and invisibility, tell us something about the paradoxical logics of transparency and mediation? This Obscure Thing Called Transparency gathers contributions by international experts who critically assess the promises and perils of transparency today.

Contributors: Emmanuel Alloa (University of Fribourg), Loup Cellard (Melbourne Law School), Riccardo Donati (Universit di Salerno), Mark Fenster (University of Florida), Sara Guindani (Universit Paris 7), David Heald (University of Glasgow), Vlad Ionescu (UHasselt/PXL MAD), Dorota Mokrosinska (Leiden University), Herman Parret (KU Leuven), John Pitseys (UCLouvain), Natacha Pfeiffer (Universit Saint-Louis), Philippe Van Parijs (UCLouvain), Bart Verschaffel (Ghent University), Patrick Vandermeersch (KU Leuven), Christophe Van Gerrewey (EPFL).

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  • Title This Obscure Thing Called Transparency: Politics and Aesthetics of a Contemporary Metaphor
  • Author Emmanuel Alloa (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 340
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Leuven University Press
  • Publication date 2022-05-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9789462703254 / 9462703256
  • Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.73 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.85 cm)
  • Category Philosophy

About the author

Emmanuel Alloa is professor of aesthetics and philosophy of art at the Philosophy Department of the University of Fribourg.

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