Judged: The Value of Being Misunderstood

ISBN-13: 9781474298339 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 264 str.

Ziyad Marar

Opis

Judging other people and being judged by them is an inescapable part of our social reality. There is no occasion in which we can be a social being in the world without participating in acts of judgement. Our increasing preoccupation with online 'selves' only serves to intensify and extend this experience of constantly having a reputation to maintain and protect. Ziyad Marar's provocative and thoroughly engaging exploration of judgement in our contemporary world is an urgent work responding to the fragility of reputation - when one careless tweet can destroy a career or one foolish image can damage a life - and our determination to judge at every available opportunity. This book traces our journeys in judgement using examples from the everyday and popular culture including Breaking Bad, Shakespeare and the works of Philip Roth.Ziyad Marar accepts that certain judgements are inevitable but questions whether judgement can continue to exist without social empathy and whether, in the end, our reputations are as important as we think they are.

Recenzje

Marar writes in a lively, narrative style. Careful readers will be struck by the subtle distinctions Marar draws between various forms of judgment and the various representations of both social and personal identity. The discussion benefits from helpful endnotes and figures, references to pop culture, and autobiographical insights . Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates, professionals, general readers. CHOICE

Spis treści

IntroductionJudging in the digital ageA tour of this book1. The social minefieldSocial painShame and guiltCovering upMaking an impression2. The right kind of reputationEarning a reputation'Nice and in control': the twin peaks of a good reputationTrying to do both'Heroes'3. Unreliable judgesHow we judge: moral taste budsJudgement in contextMoral luckCan we judge fairly?Reserving (or revisiting) judgement4. Breaking FreeAnimals and artistsEscaping the potent audienceWashing off the human stain5. The last judgementTelling talesLearning from literatureSignificanceIndex

O autorze

Ziyad Marar is the author of Intimacy (2014), Deception (The Art of Living) (2008) and The Happiness Paradox (2003) and is President of Global Publishing at Sage Publications.