Episode 30 Plastic automatons… and other personifications of social structure
Structured Visions
English - February 04, 2016 13:50 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBPhilosophy Society & Culture Science Social Sciences creativity language linguistics socialjustice society Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 29 Class(room) struggle
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More this week on the idea that social structure might be personified – and embodied. I analyse a conversation between three students whose identities have been challenged in the classroom setting. Their discussion with me reveals that the relationship between individual and society might be seen in a new way. Specifically, how easy does a given social structure make it for an individual to exist as a unique person?
The conversation is here:
And I also discuss it in my forthcoming book – anyone interested in pre-ordering?