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Void, crisis, abundance : Images of Classical Modernity

Isenberg, Bo LU (2016) Crisis: Knowledge, History, Law
Abstract (Swedish)
This presentation offers an outline of classical modern reflection (sociology, cultural theory, literature) on the constitution and transformation of modernity, its cultural and mental dispositions. The discussion focuses on key themes and experiences of classical modernity: void, crisis and abundance. It is argued that classical modernity may be conceived as a conceptual archive of influential ideas on culture today. Core references are Siegfried Kracauer, Georg Lukács, Robert Musil, Joseph Roth, Georg Simmel, Ferdinand Tönnies.
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Crisis, abundance, contingency, classical modernity, classical sociology, Kracauer, Simmel, Musil, Tönnies, Roth, Lukács
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Crisis: Knowledge, History, Law
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Canterbury, United Kingdom
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2016-01-29
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English
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  author       = {{Isenberg, Bo}},
  keywords     = {{Crisis; abundance; contingency; classical modernity; classical sociology; Kracauer; Simmel; Musil; Tönnies; Roth; Lukács}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  title        = {{Void, crisis, abundance : Images of Classical Modernity}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/238920830/Void_crisis_abundance.pdf}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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