History of the Present / Roberts David

Public ISBD Titre : History of the Present Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Roberts David, Auteur Editeur : London & New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group Année de publication : 2021. Importance : 144P Présentation : couv.ill Format : 23CM. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-367-53096-9 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : EN306 : CULTURE & INSTITUTION Résumé : This book explores the demise of the grand narrative of European modernity. That once commanding narrative located the meaning of the past in the present and the meaning of the present in an ever-receding future. Today, instead, the present defines both the past and the future. The ‘contemporary’ has replaced ‘modern’ and ‘post-modern’ self-understandings. The times of the past and the future have been transformed into versions of ‘now’ while the present has acquired its own history. History of the Present describes the emergence of this ‘contemporary’ historical consciousness across a wide spectrum of cultural phenomena ranging from historiography to heritage and museum studies, and from the globalization of the novel to the rise of science fiction. The culture of the ‘contemporary’ appears particularly clearly in the merging of high and low culture along with art and fashion. This book will appeal to scholars of sociology, cultural and social theory, museum and heritage studies, and literary history and criticism. History of the Present [texte imprimé] / Roberts David, Auteur . - London & New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. . - 144P : couv.ill ; 23CM. ISBN : 978-0-367-53096-9 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : EN306 : CULTURE & INSTITUTION Résumé : This book explores the demise of the grand narrative of European modernity. That once commanding narrative located the meaning of the past in the present and the meaning of the present in an ever-receding future. Today, instead, the present defines both the past and the future. The ‘contemporary’ has replaced ‘modern’ and ‘post-modern’ self-understandings. The times of the past and the future have been transformed into versions of ‘now’ while the present has acquired its own history. History of the Present describes the emergence of this ‘contemporary’ historical consciousness across a wide spectrum of cultural phenomena ranging from historiography to heritage and museum studies, and from the globalization of the novel to the rise of science fiction. The culture of the ‘contemporary’ appears particularly clearly in the merging of high and low culture along with art and fashion. This book will appeal to scholars of sociology, cultural and social theory, museum and heritage studies, and literary history and criticism.

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Multitudes / Hancox Dan

Public ISBD Titre : Multitudes : How Crowds Made the Modern World Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Hancox Dan, Auteur Editeur : Verso Année de publication : 2024. Importance : 258P. Présentation : couv.ill. Format : 24CM. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-80429-448-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Tags : Crowds  Mass movements  Collective action  Protest  Activism  Democracy  Revolution  Historical change Index. décimale : 306 : culture & institutions Résumé : Modern history is the history of the crowd. But why are we so frightened of what happens when we come together? Philosophers, politicians and psychologist pronounce that they are dangerous and need to be controlled. In contrast, Hancox argues that they are the harbinger of and a force for change, the bringer of joy and conviviality. In the 1870s, following the Paris Commune, Gustave Le Bon was the first to claim that the crowd was a dangerous animal that consumed individuals. Since then his thinking has influenced city building, policing, criminology and politics. From scenes of the Nuremburg Rally to the January 6 insurrection on the Capitol, the contagion of mob violence is palpable. They can be dangerous. But the crowd can also be a place of liberation, passion, collective joy. The politicians are so afraid of what happens that they will do whatever they can to keep us apart. In Multitudes, Dan Hancox celebrates the history of the crowd. The crowd is the human embodiment of democracy. It is a testament to the incredible things that happen when we gather with strangers in pursuit of a common goal - whether that is to throw a rave, or overthrow a dictator. We will see how crowds have the power to change history, and how joining crowds changes us for the better, too. Multitudes : How Crowds Made the Modern World [texte imprimé] / Hancox Dan, Auteur . - Verso, 2024. . - 258P. : couv.ill. ; 24CM. ISBN : 978-1-80429-448-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Tags : Crowds  Mass movements  Collective action  Protest  Activism  Democracy  Revolution  Historical change Index. décimale : 306 : culture & institutions Résumé : Modern history is the history of the crowd. But why are we so frightened of what happens when we come together? Philosophers, politicians and psychologist pronounce that they are dangerous and need to be controlled. In contrast, Hancox argues that they are the harbinger of and a force for change, the bringer of joy and conviviality. In the 1870s, following the Paris Commune, Gustave Le Bon was the first to claim that the crowd was a dangerous animal that consumed individuals. Since then his thinking has influenced city building, policing, criminology and politics. From scenes of the Nuremburg Rally to the January 6 insurrection on the Capitol, the contagion of mob violence is palpable. They can be dangerous. But the crowd can also be a place of liberation, passion, collective joy. The politicians are so afraid of what happens that they will do whatever they can to keep us apart. In Multitudes, Dan Hancox celebrates the history of the crowd. The crowd is the human embodiment of democracy. It is a testament to the incredible things that happen when we gather with strangers in pursuit of a common goal - whether that is to throw a rave, or overthrow a dictator. We will see how crowds have the power to change history, and how joining crowds changes us for the better, too.

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