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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Club: Beyond Civility
DESCRIPTION:\nFrom the pundits to the polls\, nearly everyone seems to a
gree that US politics have rarely been more fractious\, and calls for a
return to &ldquo\;civil discourse&rdquo\; abound. Yet it is also true th
at the requirements of polite discourse effectively silence those who ar
e not in power\, gaming the system against the disenfranchised. What\, t
hen\, should a democracy do?\n\nIn this book\, William Keith and Robert
Danisch make a \;case for understanding civility in a different ligh
t. Distinguishing it from politeness\, they claim that civil argument mu
st be redirected from the goal of political comity to that of building a
nd maintaining relationships of minimal respect in the public sphere.&nb
sp\;\n\nThis virtual book club event will be hosted in partnership with
the Penn State University Libraries and the Penn State University Press.
The first half will be a Q&\;A session with the authors\, followed b
y smaller group discussions in Zoom breakout rooms. Reading the book is
not required to attend &mdash\; we welcome anyone who wants to explore t
he topic of civility in democracy and public discourse.\n\nFor more deta
ils: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/virtual_book_club_beyond_civility/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:From the pundit
s to the polls, nearly everyone seems to agree that US politics have rar
ely been more fractious, and calls for a return to “civil discours
e” abound. Yet it is also true that the requirements of polite dis
course effectively silence those who are not in power, gaming the system
against the disenfranchised. What, then, should a democracy do?
I
n this book, William Keith and Robert Danisch make a case for under
standing civility in a different light. Distinguishing it from politenes
s, they claim that civil argument must be redirected from the goal of po
litical comity to that of building and maintaining relationships of mini
mal respect in the public sphere.
This virtual book club eve
nt will be hosted in partnership with the Penn State University Librarie
s and the Penn State University Press. The first half will be a Q&A
session with the authors, followed by smaller group discussions in Zoom
breakout rooms. Reading the book is not required to attend — we we
lcome anyone who wants to explore the topic of civility in democracy and
public discourse.
For more details: https://events.la.psu.ed
u/event/virtual_book_club_beyond_civility/
URL:http://democracy.psu.edu/book
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