the world into one culture. Zygmunt Bauman writing style in Globalization: The Human Consequences‚ is rather bold and canny‚ that makes his writing so attractive. As the book progresses‚ Bauman allows his readers to think and to re-examine themselves and their world through his work. Bauman provides us with polarising consequences of globalization and how it causes the splitting of populations when he says‚ “globzalization divides as much as it unites” (Bauman‚ 1998). Globalization leads to several
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MODERNISM AND FEMINIST MOVEMENTS MODERNISM AT A GLANCE To aver that one’s art‚ literature‚ architecture and everything else that encompasses his cultural identity will not be let out of his grip‚ but instead will be moulded and rehashed to suit the changing landscape is what Modernism is all about. After the monstrosity of the First World War‚ followed by rapid industrialisation and technological developments becoming the carnal desires of mankind‚ Ezra Pound’s “Make it new” was a dire cry
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and Aristotle (Baumans‚ 2004). Experimental research using animals parallels the birth and development of medicine. Both Hippocrates and Aristotle expressed their knowledge on structure and function in Historia Animalium and Corpus Hippocraticum based on their experience with dissection of animals (Baumans‚ 2004). These texts are timeless and contain an immense quantity of information. The details captured in these volumes are irreplaceable. Aristotle captured
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‘In short: liquid life is a precarious life‚ lived under conditions of constant uncertainty’ . Like Marcuse‚ Bauman stress’s the use of advertisement in the creation of the ideal consumer. Interestingly‚ Bauman‚ extends these thoughts: the idea of advertisements promising absolute consumer satisfaction‚ when in actuality the product has a pre-empted date for that promise to be broken – the cycle then continues
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and write of Agrippina the Younger as a cruel and ruthless ruler who would stretch the power of women to boundaries unseen before. Tacitus describes her as a woman having a “masculine despotism”. However modern interpretations of Agrippina such as Bauman perceive a woman of power‚ skill‚ determination‚ one able to dominate her husband and able to achieve what was thought impossible for a woman. A level of uncertainty surrounds the interpretations of Agrippina during the time of her death. Tacitus’
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the disabling grip of old assumptions about how the world works.” (Levitt‚ 1983) This is clearly focusing on the positives and benefits of globalisation‚ but there are many others with opposing views. One who does have an opposing view is Zygmunt Bauman. In his 2001 article‚ ‘AntiGlobos - The Ethical Challenge of Globalization’ he argues that Globalisation is
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National Socialist party can be characterized as a modern development. Modris Eksteins‚ George Mosse‚ and Zygmundt Bauman offer an in-depth look into both the anti-modern and modern aspects of the Nazi movement and the resulting Holocaust. Ekstein’s work proves to be the most thorough of the three works in following the growth and progress of the Nazi party and Hitler’s rise to power. Bauman covers more of the political side of the National Socialists‚ and especially appeals to morality and ethics‚ or
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the right to life‚ the right to reproduce. Although not all sociologists see breaking human rights as a crime‚ some do. Some sociologists who look into the how the state has committed crimes against humans and caused harm are Schwendinger‚ Cohen and Bauman. Schwendinger basically says that state crime is a violation of human rights‚ rather than a break of legal rules. This means states that deny individuals’ human rights must be regarded as criminal. For example‚ states that practise sexism‚ racism
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Is class a zombie category? - by Daniel Byrne ‘Talent is 21st century wealth. … It is the nation’s only hope of salvation … Not equal incomes. Not uniform lifestyles or taste or culture. But true equality: equal worth‚ an equal chance of fulfillment‚ equal access to knowledge and opportunity. Equal rights. Equal responsibilities’ (BBC‚ 1999). This section of Tony Blair’s speech‚ given in 1999 during a Labour Party Conference‚ is one of many ways how one could have introduced this subject. However
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Instances with cultural dimension are everywhere. The very normal everyday affairs that relate to cultural field could intricately stand on behalf of‚ or are shaped by‚ wider social and cultural forces (Miller‚ McHoul‚ 1). For instance‚ in the movie of Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)‚ fashion as a significant element‚ including the appearances of projection‚ consumption and aesthetics‚ as well as the status of upper class‚ determines self-identity and expresses one’s personality and discourses
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