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Dominican University of California

Imagining Jazzocracy: Notes Toward a new Democratic Subject

Abstract

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<p>What does participatory democracy look like? This essay finds an answer in the indigenous art form of the United States—jazz. Political engagement in America must learn from the jazz aesthetic which realizes the communal projects of individuals in concert. After a brief survey of the biological, historical, and cultural formations that construct our political environment this essay advances equaliberty as the foundational concept for the Jazzocrat, the new political subject for tomorrow’s participatory democracy.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
Master's Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Graduate Humanities
Year dc:date.available
2013

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Tofano, Mario
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Christian Dean, PhD
  • Mairi Pileggi, PhD

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/173
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholar.dominican.edu:masters-theses-1175

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citation

Tofano, Mario. Imagining Jazzocracy: Notes Toward a new Democratic Subject. Master's Thesis thesis, 2013. https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/173