The Concept of Tragedy - Its Importance for the Social Sciences in Unsettled Times (Hardcover)

Events in the world today appear to be increasingly uncontrollable and unknowable. Climate change, refugee crises, and global pandemics seem to demonstrate the limits of human reason, science, and technology. In light of this, the terms "tragedy" and "tragic" have come into greater use. What does the register of the tragic do? What does its deployment in the contemporary context and other times of crisis mean? In addressing such questions, this book also argues for a "tragic vision" embedded in the history of social thought, demonstrating the relevance of the ancient tragedians and Aristotle as well as Shakespeare and modern dramatists to the most pressing questions of agency and collectivity in the social sciences. Developing a theory of "tragic social science," which is applied to topics including global inequality, celebrity culture, pandemics, and climate change, The Concept of Tragedy aims to restore "tragedy" as a productive analytic in the social sciences. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology, social theory, media and communications, and literary criticism with interests in tragedy, suffering, and modernity.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
Release date:	April 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Sam Han
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	164
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-62798-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > General Books > Social sciences > General
LSN:	0-367-62798-1
Barcode:	9780367627980

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