Bc. Jitka Sklenářová

Master's thesis

'Cause we are living in a material world: on iconic turn in cultural sociology

'Cause we are living in a material world: on iconic turn in cultural sociology
Abstract:
Kulturní sociologie se nedávno začala zabývat otázkami vizuality a materiality, jež se pokusila zahrnout do jedné teorie. Teorie ikonicity formulovaná v knize Iconic Power (2012) sleduje především dva cíle. Prvním z nich je překonání rozporu mezi materialismem a idealismem, dvěma nesmiřitelnými myšlenkovými směry, které se doposud v rámci sociologické teorie nepodařilo úspěšně sjednotit. V navrhovaném …more
Abstract:
The strong programme in cultural sociology has recently taken up topics of visuality and ma-teriality and made an effort to include them into one theory. The iconic theory suggested in Iconic Power (2012) pursues two main goals. It aims at overcoming the duality of materialism and idealism, two approaches that have in the sociological theory until now been fully incom-patible. The proposed concept …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 12. 5. 2014

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 9. 6. 2014
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr.art. Zuzana Kepplová, Ph.D.

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