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Bo Isenberg

Bo Isenberg

Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer

Bo Isenberg

Mammonist Capitalism – Ubiquity, Immanence, Acceleration. And the Social Consequences

Author

  • Bo Isenberg

Summary, in English

This essay attempts at a general understanding of contemporary capitalism and some of its social and mental consequences. It works through combinations and variations of concepts from classical and contemporary social theory. Some key concepts are Mammonism, acceleration, ubiquity, self-dynamics, precariat, inertia, conformity, flexibility, specter of uselessness. The text refers to classical modern thinkers like Marx, Simmel, Musil, Benjamin, and to contemporary ideas in the works of Deleuze, Rosa, Crouch, Illouz, Standing, Hochschild. It is summoned up by asking some important, complex questions that regard democracy, community and autonomy.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Publication/Series

Nordicum-Mediterraneum

Volume

8

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

The University of Akureyri

Topic

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Keywords

  • Capitalism
  • Mammonism
  • acceleration
  • ubiquity
  • social consequences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1670-6242