ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book examines the conversations with others and with oneself, as well as the mental dialogues with models from past and present, politics and literature, that together determine the conception and exercise of political commitment. It provides some examples of this moment, whether imagined or experienced: Rolland's Jerome de Courvoisier breaking with the Convention, Edith Thomas turning her back on her middle-class upbringing and becoming a Communist, or Jean Renoir's Bomier leaving behind the safety and security of his family and region for the unknown excitements of the Revolution. The articulation of political commitment requires its formulation in verbal, visual, and physical forms, entailing the expression of emotion, violence, and solidarity. Finally, the dynamic process of being a political individual also emerges in the case studies as a multi-faceted experience, psychological but also visual and embodied.
