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1. 1. A Capabilities Approach to Late Modernity : Flexibility, Singularity, and Human Flourishing in the Labor Market

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Paula Gürtler; [2022]
   Keywords : Applied Ethics; Capabilities Approach; Late Modernity; Labor Market; Flexibility; Singularity;

   Abstract : In my paper, I argue that the underlying social ideals of the late modern labor market, namely flexibility and singularity, undermine human flourishing as conceptualized by Martha C. Nussbaum. It is on these grounds, that we should be critical of late modernity. READ MORE

3. 2. Narcissism, Love and Consumption

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Jonathan Lundborg; [2021]
   Keywords : Online Dating; Social Acceleration; Ontological Uncertainty; Narcissism; Consumption; Strategic Action.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Online dating is growing rapidly within society. In the light of the covid-19 pandemic, the popular online dating app Tinder provides a new social setting for dating and romantic relationships. There is some debate whether online dating apps liquify (devolves) love - as proposed by Zygmunt Bauman - or make dating more accessible and efficient. READ MORE

4. 3. SPACE WARS

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : José Carlos Neiva Abreu Barbosa; [2021]
   Keywords : Social Sciences; Cultural Sciences; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The term Space Wars was coined by sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman to describe the way in which space is fabricated, has turned into a power play. The fabricators are those who are in positions of power and wishing to homogenise cities to fit a specific narrative. READ MORE

5. 4. Hang on to the Words : Knowledge Tokens, Hierarchies, and Concurrent Narratives in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Jack Appleton; [2020]
   Keywords : MaddAddam Trilogy; Atwood; Margaret; homosocial triangles; selfconstitution; fables; metanarratives; micronarratives;

   Abstract : Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy has received substantial critical attention inthe fields of ecocriticism, the ethics of bioengineering, and feminist theory. However, the vast majority of this criticism has focussed on Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, the first two books in the trilogy. READ MORE

6. 5. Making Sense of the Migration-Fear Nexus: Culture of Fear and its Consequences for Political Discourse : A Political Critical Discourse Analysis of Hart aber fair in the German Migration Debate (2013-2017)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Ines Mergler; [2018]
   Keywords : Culture of Fear; Critical Discourse Analysis; Germany; Political Talk Show; Migration; Political Discourse; Politics of Fear; Refugee Crisis; Sociology of Fear; ;

   Abstract : Fear is a challenge for European democracies today that is discussed in the same breath as rising populism and anti-immigrant speech. However, it seems that fear has also become a defining principle for Western (post)modern society in many other areas of life. READ MORE