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Far from being the preserve of a few elite thinkers, critique
increasingly dominates public life in modernity, leading to a
cacophony of accusation and denunciation around all political
issues. The technique of unmasking 'power' or 'hegemony' or
'ideology' has now been adopted across the political spectrum,
where critical discourses are routinely used to suggest that
anything and everything is only a 'construct' or even a
'conspiracy'. This book draws on anthropological theory to provide
a different perspective on this phenomenon; critique appears as a
liminal predicament combining imitative polemical and schismatic
urges with a haunting sense of uncertainty. It thereby addresses a
central academic concern, with a special focus on political
critique in the public sphere and within social media. Combining
historical interrogations of the roots of critique, as well as
examining contemporary political discourse in relation to populism,
as seen in presidential elections, historical commemorations and
welfare reform, The Spectacle of Critique uses anthropology and
genealogy to offer a new sociology of critique that problematises
critique and diagnoses its crisis, cultivating acritical and
imaginative ways of thinking.
Western culture has 'faith' in the labour market as a test of the
worth of each individual. For those who are out of work, welfare is
now less of a support than a means of purification and redemption.
Continuously reformed by the left and right in politics, the
contemporary welfare state attempts to transform the unemployed
into active jobseekers, punishing non-compliance. Drawing on ideas
from economic theology, this provocative book uncovers deep-rooted
religious concepts and shows how they continue to influence
contemporary views of work and unemployment: Jobcentres resemble
purgatory where the unemployed attempt to redeem themselves,
jobseeking is a form of pilgrimage in hope of salvation, and the
economy appears as providence, whereby trials and tribulations test
each individual. This book will be essential reading for those
interested in the sociology and anthropology of modern economic
life. Chapters 1 and 3 are available Open Access via OAPEN under
CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Far from being the preserve of a few elite thinkers, critique
increasingly dominates public life in modernity, leading to a
cacophony of accusation and denunciation around all political
issues. The technique of unmasking 'power' or 'hegemony' or
'ideology' has now been adopted across the political spectrum,
where critical discourses are routinely used to suggest that
anything and everything is only a 'construct' or even a
'conspiracy'. This book draws on anthropological theory to provide
a different perspective on this phenomenon; critique appears as a
liminal predicament combining imitative polemical and schismatic
urges with a haunting sense of uncertainty. It thereby addresses a
central academic concern, with a special focus on political
critique in the public sphere and within social media. Combining
historical interrogations of the roots of critique, as well as
examining contemporary political discourse in relation to populism,
as seen in presidential elections, historical commemorations and
welfare reform, The Spectacle of Critique uses anthropology and
genealogy to offer a new sociology of critique that problematises
critique and diagnoses its crisis, cultivating acritical and
imaginative ways of thinking.
Western culture has 'faith' in the labour market as a test of the
worth of each individual. For those who are out of work, welfare is
now less of a support than a means of purification and redemption.
Continuously reformed by the left and right in politics, the
contemporary welfare state attempts to transform the unemployed
into active jobseekers, punishing non-compliance. Drawing on ideas
from economic theology, this provocative book uncovers deep-rooted
religious concepts and shows how they continue to influence
contemporary views of work and unemployment: Jobcentres resemble
purgatory where the unemployed attempt to redeem themselves,
jobseeking is a form of pilgrimage in hope of salvation, and the
economy appears as providence, whereby trials and tribulations test
each individual. This book will be essential reading for those
interested in the sociology and anthropology of modern economic
life. Chapters 1 and 3 are available Open Access via OAPEN under
CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
The sociology of unemployment is an analysis of the experience and
governance of unemployment. By considering unemployment as more
than just the absence of work; the book explores unemployment as a
distinctive experience created by the welfare state. Each chapter
explores an aspect of the experience or governance of unemployment;
beginning with how people talk about their experience of being
unemployed individually and collectively, to the places of
unemployment, and on to the processes, policies and forms of the
social welfare system. Clear explanations of classic theories are
explored and extended, all against the backdrop of new primary
research. Chapter by chapter, The sociology of unemployment
challenges the 'deprivation theory of unemployment' which dominates
sociology, psychology and social policy, by focusing on how
governmental power forms the experience of unemployment. As a
result, the book is both an introductory text on the sociology of
unemployment and a fresh, critical perspective. -- .
The sociology of unemployment is an analysis of the experience and
governance of unemployment. By considering unemployment as more
than just the absence of work; the book explores unemployment as a
distinctive experience created by the welfare state. Each chapter
explores an aspect of the experience or governance of unemployment;
beginning with how people talk about their experience of being
unemployed individually and collectively, to the places of
unemployment, and on to the processes, policies and forms of the
social welfare system. Clear explanations of classic theories are
explored and extended, all against the backdrop of new primary
research. Chapter by chapter, The sociology of unemployment
challenges the 'deprivation theory of unemployment' which dominates
sociology, psychology and social policy, by focusing on how
governmental power forms the experience of unemployment. As a
result, the book is both an introductory text on the sociology of
unemployment and a fresh, critical perspective. -- .
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