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Crisis Cultures

Narratives of Western Modernity in the Digital Age

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Crisis Cultures

Narratives of Western Modernity in the Digital Age

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In Crisis Cultures: Narratives of Western Modernity in the Digital Age, Nicholas Manganas argues that crisis should be understood not as a series of isolated events, but as a constitutive state intrinsic to modern Western societies. He explores how this perpetual state of crisis intensifies underlying societal tensions and reshapes cultural and political dynamics. Drawing on a diverse range of case studies, including the Capitol Hill riots in the United States, and analyses from countries such as Spain and Greece, Manganas explores how both digital and traditional media perpetuate crisis narratives that significantly influence contemporary cultural identities and shape political discourses. His analysis also engages with the emotional and temporal aspects of crises, particularly focusing on how digital environments, through their ambient influence, shape and sustain these states of crisis. By reinterpreting the concept of crisis through an interdisciplinary lens that includes historical, political and cultural analysis, the author offers a compelling analysis of its role in shaping the present and futures contours of Western societies.

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Table of Contents

Chapter One
The Experience is Out of Joint

Chapter Two
Crisis Ambientality

Chapter Three
Confabulations

Chapter 4
Queering Crisis

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Published 08 Oct 2024
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 226
ISBN 9781666935226
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Nicholas Manganas

Nicholas Manganas is senior lecturer in internatio…

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