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Bo Isenberg

Bo Isenberg

Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer | Director of Doctoral Studies

Bo Isenberg

Void, abundance : Images and experiences of classical modernity

Author

  • Bo Isenberg

Summary, in English

The essay 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.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2016-01-29

Language

English

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Social Work

Keywords

  • Crisis
  • abundance
  • classical modernity
  • Kracauer
  • Lukács
  • Roth
  • Tönnies
  • Simmel
  • Musil

Conference name

Crisis: Knowledge, History, Law

Conference date

2016-01-29

Conference place

Canterbury, United Kingdom

Status

Published