Zygmunt Bauman
Zygmunt Bauman is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Universities of Leeds and Warsaw.
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Zygmunt Bauman is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Universities of Leeds and Warsaw.
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Zygmunt Bauman's Books
My first encounter with Bauman was this text about love and intimacy in a liquid modern world in which all commitments are (he argues) "until further notice." Not only was it theoretically interesting and thought-provoking, it was a joy to read. Many academics seem to fear using too simplistic or ar...
A couple of aspects of postmodern/post-industrial/consuming life according to Bauman, as I understand them: We're all commodities Preoccupation with images, because if you're not white enough (it's an Asian thing; African-American too, I guess), thin enough, hip enough (the Nikes, the Jimmy Choos, ...
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