Commemorating Peterloo: Violence, Resilience and Claim-Making During the Romantic Era Demson Michael
Commemorating Peterloo: Violence, Resilience and Claim-Making During the Romantic Era Demson Michael Reflections on the Bicentenary of the 1819 Massacre of Reformers in ManchesterTwo hundred years…
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Commemorating Peterloo: Violence, Resilience and Claim-Making During the Romantic Era Demson Michael
Reflections on the Bicentenary of the 1819 Massacre of Reformers in ManchesterTwo hundred years after the massacre of protestors in Manchester, known as Peterloo, distinguished scholars of Romantic-era literature join together in this commemorative volume to assess the implications of the violence. Their analyses provide fresh insights into cultural engagement as a means of resisting oppression and a sign of the resilience of humanity in facing threats and force.Key Features - Provides a multi-perspectival, historical revaluation of the violence of Peterloo Draws on contemporary theorizations of violence by Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek and Contributors explore how attitudes toward violence and the claims of people to participate in government were reflected and revised in the verbal and visual culture of the time.