Interregnum: Beyond Liquid Modernity

ISBN-13: 9783837635157 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 128 str.

Carlo Bordoni

Opis

Challenging Zygmunt Bauman's characterization of "liquid modernity," where everything has become unstable, precarious, and uncertain, Carlo Bordoni causes us to reconsider our present condition. Bordoni, Bauman's co-author on State of Crisis, proposes to look at contemporary society as an "interregnum," a temporary break with the past. In an era characterized 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, being aware of its instability and the social degradation that it entails, can help us to make the right choices.

Recenzje

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

O autorze

Bordoni, CarloCarlo 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.