Counterpublic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌkaʊntəˈpʌblɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Counterpublic is an adjective meaning Opposing or serving as a counterbalance to the dominant public.
Meaning
Opposing or serving as a counterbalance to the dominant public.
More Meanings
- A group that stands in opposion to the dominant public.
Example Sentences
In other words, with this book they form a “counterpublic” to what they saw as a dominant, adult-controlled public sphere.
It is incorrect to conceive of the black counterpublic as historically static or as ideologically cohesive at any given historical moment.
An account of this sort provides a historicized moral foundation for a conception of counterpublic spheres more capable of undertaking a (decentered and multifaceted) critique of systematically distorted communication.
Word Forms
- counterpublics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subaltern, counterhegemonic, counterdiscursive, antihegemony, counternormative, countermajoritarian.
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