Sociology
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Sociology
Bauman and liquid modernity: when all that is solid evaporates
Zygmunt Bauman's idea of liquid modernity describes the passage from a heavy, solid world to a light and changeable one. A reading of the metaphor through work, relationships and identity, and of its limits.
Sociology
The Burnout Society: the individual who exploits themselves
Byung-Chul Han describes the move from a disciplinary society to an achievement society, in which the individual becomes their own boss. A reading of The Burnout Society, its present-day echoes and its limits.