This new volume in the Social Thinkers series serves as an introduction to the life, work, and ideas of Erving Goffman.
This book explores death in contemporary society, unfolding the notion of ‘spectacular death’ through studies that consider the new mediation or mediatisation of death and... Læs mere
The Poetics of Crime is an invitation to reconsider and reimagine how criminological knowledge may be... Læs mere
Challenging the mainstream orthodoxy of social scientific methodology, which closely guards the... Læs mere
This book explores the themes of immortality and survivalism in contemporary culture, shedding light on the varied and ingenious ways in which humans and human societies aspire to confront and deal with death, or even seek to outlive it, as it were.
En af de vigtigste dele af det videnskabelige arbejde består i at opdage noget nyt. Det gælder også for samfundsforskningen, hvor interessen for at studere nye,... Læs mere
Inden for samfundsforskningen har der længe været en udbredt tilbøjelighed til at opdele både metoder, teorier og paradigmer i en række adskilte kategorier eller... Læs mere
Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most inspirational and controversial thinkers on the scene of contemporary sociology. This collection introduces and... Læs mere