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The article analyzes the sources of hope in the changing reality in Boris Pasternak’s novel Doctor Zhivago. The concept of changing reality is presented through the prism of Zygmunt Bauman’s sociological reflections.
Anna Boginskaya
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Liquid retail:cultural perspectives on marketplace transformation [PDF]
Inspired by Bauman’s notion of ‘liquidity’, we problematize the socio-cultural dynamics taking place in contemporary retail. The notion of liquid retail enables reserachers to untangle marketplace transformation and to highlight developments centred ...
Bajde, Domen +2 more
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This article analyses the historical, cultural and societal background of hegemonies in education, school politics and school reforms, as observed during three phases of modernity (according to Zygmunt Bauman).
Per Bjørn Foros
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Becoming dislocated: On Bauman's subjective culture [PDF]
Three of Zygmunt Bauman’s recent books are assessed to present insights into the recent development of his thought and the challenges it poses to the social sciences, humanities and the wider public.
Till, C
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A conversation with a stranger: Debunking religiosity and poverty in South Africa
My previous research explored narratives and discourses from marginalised migrants in their quest for survival. This contribution approached the South African context through the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 ‘Ending poverty in all ...
Buhle Mpofu
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The article Society, Individual, and Alienness in the Context of Modernity and Liquid Modernity. The analysis of Guillermo del Toro’s „The Shape of Water” Inspired by Zygmunt Bauman’s Thought analyses Guillermo del Toro’s eponymous movie, addressing ...
Wiktor Magdziarz
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Fears in the Light of Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Post-Modernity
Main task of the paper is to recall sociologist and philosopher – Zygmunt Bauman’s observations and concepts on the fears, anxieties, and uncertainties that appear in the modern world.
Matera Paulina, Matera Rafał
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Between empowerment and abuse: citizen participation beyond the post-democratic turn [PDF]
In this special issue on “Democratization beyond the Post-Democratic Turn. Political Participation between Empowerment and Abuse”, we have explored changing understandings of participation in contemporary Western representative democracies through the ...
Butzlaff, Felix
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UAICCrush - Love 2.0. A Study on Virtual Forms of Student Relationships
This paper presents a new situation in terms of human relations. Nowadays, new technology changes our way of communicating and relating. UAICCrush is a Facebook page that exemplifies this kind of situation.
C. Gavrilita, S. Bortos
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The challenges of participatory research with 'tech-savvy' youth [PDF]
This paper focuses on participatory research and how it can be understood and employed when researching children and youth. The aim of this paper is to provide a theoretically and empirically grounded discussion of participatory research methodologies ...
Giardina, Natasha +2 more
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