Interregnum Beyond Liquid Modernity Carlo Bordoni

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bordoni, Carlo, Author.

Series:

Culture and Theory

X-Texte zu Kultur und Gesellschaft

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology; Mass Society; Liquid Modernity; Class; Zygmunt Bauman; Society; Social Inequality; Diagnosis of Our Time; Sociological Theory;.

Local Subjects:

Sociology; Mass Society; Liquid Modernity; Class; Zygmunt Bauman; Society; Social Inequality; Diagnosis of Our Time; Sociological Theory;.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2016

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Carlo Bordoni is a sociologist and a journalist, writing for »Il Corriere della Sera« and »Social Europe Journal«. Former teacher at the Universities of Florence, Pisa and Naples, he was professor of Media Studies at the Academy of fine arts in Carrara (1980-2006). He is the author of »State of Crisis« (Polity Press, 2014) with Zygmunt Bauman. His research fields are cultural, political and social change as well as Sociology of literature.

Summary:

Challenging the thought of Zygmunt Bauman on the subject of liquid modernity, where everything has become unstable, precarious and uncertain, Carlo Bordoni (author with Bauman of »State of Crisis«) proposes to look at contemporary society as an »interregnum«, a temporary break with the past. In a condition characterised by anomie, the questioning of democratic achievements and the primacy of an unbridled economy, he offers a new perspective on our social condition. Understanding the interregnum and being aware of its instability and the social degradation that it entails can help us to make the right choices.

O-Ton: »Terrorism, Modernity And Cultural Intolerance« - Carlo Bordoni auf Social Europe am 19.02.2016.

Contents:

Frontmatter 1 Table of content 5 Preface 7 I. Why we cannot define ourselves as modern 11 II. The return of the subject 37 III. A matter of class 67 IV. The lost community 91 References 121 Index 127

ISBN:

3-8394-3515-3

OCLC:

945034876