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Covid-19 / Dissemination / Europa / Gesellschaft/Società / Literature/Letteratura

Wenn Krisen erzählt werden: Kommunikation, Vertrauen und Verschwörungsdenken in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft

Eine Reflexion zu Ruth Wodak und Markus Rheindorf: Babyelefant und Hausverstand. Wie Krisen produziert werden. Picus Verlag, Wien 2026, 224 S., ISBN 978-3-7117-3506-5

Krisen sind nicht nur politische oder gesundheitliche Ereignisse. Sie sind kommunikative Prozesse, in denen Vertrauen, kollektive Deutungen und neue Gemeinschaften entstehen oder zerbrechen. Ruth Wodaks und Markus Rheindorfs Buch „Babyelefant und Hausverstand. Wie Krisen produziert werden“ (Picus Verlag, Wien 2026) bildet den Ausgangspunkt für eine Reflexion über Sprache, Deutungsmacht und Kommunikationsökosysteme in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft.

Dissemination / Literature/Letteratura

BookReview: Re-thinking the Human–Nature Divide. Patrick Lacan and Marion Besançon. Verts. Rue de Sèvres, 2024. ISBN: 9782810206070

Verts by Patrick Lacan and Marion Besançon examines how societies react when established boundaries between human and non-human life begin to dissolve. Through the metaphor of vegetal metamorphosis, the graphic novel explores themes like otherness, collective identity, social fear, and the emergence of new forms of coexistence beyond dominant cultural frameworks. Read alongside Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow (2024), the work reflects a broader transformation in contemporary visual culture, where ecological crisis and social change are increasingly narrated through affect, vulnerability, and interdependence rather than through traditional anthropocentric perspectives.

Arbeit/Lavoro / Dissemination / In Italiano / Literature/Letteratura

#BookReview: Images of Class. Operaismo, Autonomia and the Visual Arts

In Images of Class Jacopo Galimberti fa luce sull’interazione tra arte, operaismo e autonomia nell’Italia degli anni Sessanta e Settanta. Egli mostra come le forme di espressione artistica siano diventate uno specchio delle lotte sociali, abbiano messo in discussione le strutture di potere e abbiano rivelato il potenziale dell’arte come mezzo di resistenza.

Abitare_Vivere/Wohnen_Leben / Gesellschaft/Società / Literature/Letteratura

The power of Disneyfication: a sociological analysis of the Disney phenomenon.

#Remarks and Review of: Dario Bonifacio, La disneyficazione. Dimensioni e registri di un linguaggio universale, Mimesis, Milano 2022#

Disneyfication is a term used to describe the cultural and social impact of the Disney company and its philosophy. Generally, Disneyfication refers to the process of adapting and transforming places, cultures, and traditions in order to make them more appealing and commercially attractive, often at the expense of their authenticity and original characteristics. Additionally, Disneyfication can also refer to the influence of the values and ideal image represented by Disney products and characters on the collective imagination and society as a whole.

The author investigates the reasons and structure of this phenomenon, highlighting the entire ideological apparatus that supports the company and its cultural impact.

Gesellschaft/Società / Literature/Letteratura

Zur Geschichte des digitalen Zeitalters [Book Review]

The book “Zur Geschichte des digitalen Zeitalters” examines the history of the digital age from an interdisciplinary perspective, shedding light on the complex relationship between technology, society, and culture. The authors argue that digital technologies are not just tools for communication, but also tools for shaping the future and negotiating social change. The book examines the discourse on the digital age and its breaks, periodizations, and projections, and historicizes the fluid differences between experience and expectation. It highlights the ways in which digital technologies are active agents in shaping social change and the ways in which the discourse and imagination surrounding technology can shape its development and impact. It also examines the impact of digital technologies on work and labor, providing insights into the ways in which digital technologies have transformed the economy and the nature of work.

Arbeit/Lavoro / Gesellschaft/Società / Literature/Letteratura

Nel terziario avanzato nessuno può sentirti urlare

“Siamo noi l’Homo Futilitus, impegnato nel ruolo di direttore marketing del prodotto, anzi del brand, che ciascuno di noi è diventato e si ritrova costretto a vendere. Neil Vallelly ci conduce, con ricchezza di esempi che abbracciano epoche e Paesi diversi, lungo il cammino che ci ha portati al punto in cui siamo, dove ci sembra normale ciò̀ che non lo è, dove tutte le colpe e le responsabilità̀ sono addossate a ciascuno di noi invece che al sistema neoliberista, la cui atmosfera orwelliana ci rende difficile persino respirare.”

Arbeit/Lavoro / Literature/Letteratura

DIY als Lebensstil?

Eine Reflektion über U. Sylla: Do it yourself – Die Rückkehr zur Handarbeit als Teil eines neuen an Nachhaltigkeit orientierten Lebensstils? Ulrike Syllas Buch Do it yourself – Die Rückkehr zur Handarbeit als Teil...