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Timecode of a Face
What did your face look like before your parents were born? Who are you? What is your true self? These are the questions in Ruth Ozeki's mind as she challenges herself to spend three hours gazing into her own reflection, recording every thought and detail.
What follows are a lifetime's worth of meditations on race, ageing, family, death, the body, self-doubt and, finally, acceptance. In this profound encounter with memory and the mirror, Ozeki weaves together personal history, professional experience, Zen philosophy, Japanese culture and more to paint a rich, intimate and utterly unique portrait of a life as told through a face.
On Our Best Behaviour
Why do women equate self-denial with being 'good'?
We congratulate ourselves when we resist the donut in the office breakroom. We celebrate our restraint when we hold back from sending an email in anger. We put others' needs ahead of our own and believe this makes us exemplary. Journalist and podcast host Elise Loehnen explains that these impulses – often lauded as distinctly feminine instincts – are actually ingrained in us by a culture that reaps the benefits, via an extraordinarily effective collection of social mores:
Lust. Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. Envy. Pride.
These so-called 'deadly sins' have been used by the patriarchy to control women throughout our history. For instance, a fear of gluttony drives us to ignore our appetites and an aversion to greed prevents us from negotiating a better salary at work.
So, what would happen if we stopped trying to be 'good'?
Provocative and bold, On Our Best Behaviour is a probing analysis of history and contemporary culture that explains how women have internalised the patriarchy, and how they unwittingly reinforce it. By sharing her own story and the spiritual wisdom of other traditions, Elise Loehnen shows how we can break free and discover a path toward a more balanced, fulfilled way to live.
The Once and Future Sex
What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal what’s shifted over time?and what hasn’t.
Enshrined medieval thinkers, almost always male, subscribed to a blend of classical Greek and Roman philosophy and Christian theology for their concepts of the sexes. For the height of female attractiveness, they chose the mythical Helen of Troy, whose imagined pear shape, small breasts, and golden hair served as beauty’s epitome. Casting Eve’s shadow over medieval women, they derided them as oversexed sinners, inherently lustful, insatiable, and weak. And, unless a nun, a woman was to be the embodiment of perfect motherhood.
In contrast, drawing on accounts of remarkable and subversive medieval women like Eleanor of Aquitaine and Hildegard of Bingen, along with others hidden in documents and court cases, Janega shows us how real women of the era lived. While often mothers, they were industrious farmers, brewers, textile workers, artists, and artisans and paved the way for new ideas about women’s nature, intellect, and ability.
In The Once and Future Sex, Janega unravels the restricting expectations on medieval women and the ones on women today. She boldly questions why, if our ideas of women have changed drastically over time, we cannot reimagine them now to create a more equitable future.
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The Glass Cliff
‘The Glass Cliff is a conversation about what happens when women break the rules, and break through The Glass Ceiling.’
Have you ever wondered why there are so few success stories of women in business leadership? Or maybe you’ve wondered what life is really like on the other side of The Glass Ceiling? The world of work is supposedly changing, embracing diversity – yet are the opportunities we’re giving to women really equal to those of men?
Drawing on almost 20 years of research from around the world, The Glass Cliff phenomenon - whereby women are often only hired in leadership roles when a business is already underperforming, meaning their chances of success are limited before they ever even start in the role - is well established, but little known. Until now.
This is the story of The Glass Cliff: a story of a structural inequality disguising itself as the personal failures of women. When activist Sophie Williams gave her viral TED talk on the subject, she was subsequently flooded with accounts of confident, accomplished women who had taken what seemed like a dream leadership role only to quickly find themselves in a waking nightmare. Without the language to describe their experiences they had been left blaming themselves, until Williams gave them the tools to reframe and reexamine what they’d gone through.
Once we understand The Glass Cliff – once we can stand together and face it head-first – we can start to unravel so many other false narratives about women’s leadership experiences that just don’t make sense without it. By understanding the phenomenon, and by telling one another about it, we can affect the conversation, empower one another to overcome societal bias and, ultimately, change the world of work for women forever.
Ignorance - A Global History
Throughout history, every age has thought of itself as more knowledgeable than the last. Renaissance humanists viewed the Middle Ages as an era of darkness, Enlightenment thinkers tried to sweep superstition away with reason, the modern welfare state sought to slay the “giant” of ignorance, and in today’s hyperconnected world seemingly limitless information is available on demand. But what about the knowledge lost over the centuries? Are we really any less ignorant than our ancestors?
In this highly original account, Peter Burke examines the long history of humanity’s ignorance across religion and science, war and politics, business and catastrophes. Burke reveals remarkable stories of the many forms of ignorance?genuine or feigned, conscious and unconscious?from the willful politicians who redrew Europe’s borders in 1919 to the politics of whistleblowing and climate change denial. The result is a lively exploration of human knowledge across the ages, and the importance of recognizing its limits.
Raising Hell, Living Well
Part cultural criticism, part rueful confessional, a reformed brand strategist brings to light the impact of influence on us and our society and offers an escape in this ironically persuasive case for not being so easily influenced anymore.
We live in a world that is under the influence.
Our lives are being choreographed by forces that want something from us. Everything from ingrained family values to mind-altering algorithms create our foundations, warp how we see the world, manipulate our decisions, and dictate our beliefs. Yet rarely do we question these everyday influences of our modern times even as we go further down the path of unwell, unhappy, and unhinged.
A high-spirited exploration through the troublesome influences of our world, Raising Hell, Living Well, Jessica Elefante’s eye-opening debut, follows one bullshit artist’s journey, from small-time salesperson to award-winning corporate strategist to founder of the digital wellbeing movement Folk Rebellion, in coming to terms with how she was wielding influence—and the forces she was under herself.
With whip-smart writing and wry humor, Elefante’s collection of essays is a head-trip through her misadventures. From explaining productivity as a symptom of the influence of capitalism to how the wellness industry makes us feel more unwell or our unquestioning participation in oversharing, optimization, and instant gratification, she invites us to reexamine our world, our pasts, and ourselves through the lens of influence. Now a reformed brand strategist, Elefante lays bare her own culpability, sharing what she learned—and what she got wrong. She offers a new take on intentional living and provides a simple practice to deconstruct how the powers-that-be are attempting to modify our behaviors. Before you know it, you’ll be questioning everything from how you take your coffee to how our social institutions are structured. And you’ll learn how to live free from the influences around us—including Elefante herself.
The much-needed subversive voice to demystify these times, Elefante will make you angry, make you laugh, and make you think about how you’re really living. Unpretentious, sharply observed, and devil-hearted, Raising Hell, Living Well holds out a hand to help you climb out from under the influence.
Revize střední Evropy
V roce 1986 vydali Erhard Busek a Emil Brix knihu Projekt střední Evropa a po třiceti letech se tito dva advokáti ideje střední Evropy rozhodli zaměřit se tento region ještě jednou, revidovat s odstupem své vize a objevit nové reflexe střední Evropy současné a snad i té budoucí. V knize se velmi erudovaným a zároveň dobře přístupným způsobem diskutují zásadní témata měnící se geopolitické a ekonomické reality našeho kontinentu. Přečteme si diagnózy a prognózy tohoto regionu a objevíme mnoho tušených, ale také nepředpokládaných historických, sociálních, kulturních a politických kontextů. Dojde i na reflexi vztahů mezi střední Evropou a Ruskou federací či Evropskou unií. Kniha vyšla doposud anglicky, polsky a maďarsky.
What We Owe Each Other
One of the world's most influential economists sets out the basis for a new social contract fit for the 21st century
This landmark study by Minouche Shafik, Director of the LSE, draws on evidence from across the globe to show that the social contract - how we pool risks, share resources and balance individual and collective responsibility - shapes not just our wealth and opportunities but the very fabric of our lives. And yet societies everywhere are failing to adapt to the global upheavals of technology, demography and climate, leading to a breakdown in mutual trust the world over.
Brilliantly lucid and accessible, What We Owe Each Other draws on a wealth of evidence and learning to outline the basic principles that every society must adopt to meet these challenges. Reshaping the social contract will have profound implications for gender equality, education, healthcare provision, the role of business and the future of work. This book will equip every reader to understand and play their part in this urgent and necessary transformation.
Průmysl lži (3., rozšířené vydání)
Pokud také patříte k lidem, kteří přísahají na své kritické myšlení, vzdělání a zdravý selský rozum, je tahle kniha přesně pro vás. Přesvědčí vás, že nic takového vlastně neexistuje. Napsala ji žena, která se politickou propagandou a marketingem zabývá 20 let. Ukáže vám, jak vrtošivý, nespolehlivý, emocionálně labilní a dětsky naivní je náš mozek při vytváření názorů. Spolu s ní se ponoříte do světa, o němž se doposud nikde nepíše, protože se nachází za kulisami velkých mocenských her, kde se točí miliardy. V tomhle světě neplatí, že jedna a jedna jsou dvě. Ani pro vás ne! Je to svět manipulace a propagandy. Alexandra Alvarová se rozhodla promluvit, abyste pochopili, jak snadnou kořist představujete pro politické marketéry.
Proč jsem knihu psala? Důvodem je bezmoc, že prohráváme hybridní válku. Jistota, že jsou v ní Rusové dobří. Schopnost podívat se na věc bez despektu k soupeři. Bolest z nemožnosti vysvětlit lidem, které mám ráda, že se jejich hlav a srdcí zmocnil stejný duch panikařící nenávisti, jaký způsobil druhou světovou válku a který žene lidi do válek občanských. Chování jinak milých sousedů na vesnici, kde bydlí moji rodiče kde příštích padesát let bude jediným cizincem Vietnamec v místní večerce. Chtěla jsem pomoci lidem, kteří mají pocit, že se zblázní z té hromady polopravd, výmyslů a manipulací, jež se odevšad valí jako voda z karlínských kanálů při povodni.
Tato kniha vám ukáže, jak propagandu rozeznat a jak se jí bránit.
Umění, krása, šeredno
Zuskova antologie obsahuje devatenáct komentovaných ukázek z textů významných představitelů západní estetiky 20. století. Ukázky jsou seřazeny do pěti celků, počínaje analýzou estetických pojmů (angloamerická analytická estetika) přes dekonstrukci v estetice, německou estetiku a fenomenologickou estetiku až po „fenomén ošklivého“ ve francouzské estetice. Na závěr jsou připojeny základní bibliografické údaje o autorech otištěných ukázek.
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Anthro-Vision
A revelatory model that explains how we buy, sell, work and live.
For over a century, anthropologists have immersed themselves in unfamiliar cultures, uncovering the hidden rituals that govern how people act. Now, a new generation of anthropologists are using these methods in a different context - to illuminate the behaviour of businesses and consumers around the globe.
In Anthro-Vision, Gillian Tett - bestselling author, Financial Times journalist, and anthropology PhD - reveals how anthropology can make sense of the corporate world. She outlines how anthropology helps explain consumer behaviour - revealing the 'webs of meaning' that underpin our shopping habits, and unpicking the subtle cultural shifts driving the rise of green business. She explores how anthropology can shed light on the workplace, identifying the hidden tribes within the office, and pinpointing which rituals are binding together a team. And she shows how we can all use anthropology in our own lives, too: helping us make better decisions, navigate risk - even work out what our peers are really thinking.
Along the way, Tett draws on stories from Tajik villages and Amazon warehouses, Japanese classrooms and Wall Street trading floors, all to reveal the power of anthropology in action.
The result is a wholly new way to understand human behaviour. In a short-sighted world, we can all learn to see clearly - using the power of Anthro-Vision.
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The Feminist Killjoy Handbook
We have to keep saying it because they keep doing it.
Do colleagues roll their eyes in a meeting when you use words like sexism or racism? Do you refuse to laugh at jokes that aren't funny? Have you been called divisive for pointing out a division? Then you are a feminist killjoy, and this handbook is for you.
The term killjoy has been used to dismiss feminism by claiming that it causes misery. But by naming ourselves feminist killjoys, we recover a feminist history, turning it into a source of strength as well as an inspiration.
Drawing on her own stories and those of others, especially Black and brown feminists and queer thinkers, Sara Ahmed combines depth of thought with honesty and intimacy. The Feminist Killjoy Handbook unpicks the lies our culture tells us and provides a form of solidarity and companionship that can be returned to over a lifetime.
Kategória literatúry sociológia a etnológia poskytuje široký výber kníh zameraných na štúdium sociálnych a etnologických javov, spoločnosti a kultúry. V tejto kategórii nájdete diela od svetových a slovenských autorov, ktoré analyzujú sociálne štruktúry, vzťahy, identitu a kultúrne procesy.
Objavte dôležité teoretické a praktické informácie o sociológii a etnológii, ktoré vám umožnia lepšie porozumieť spoločnosti a jej rôznorodosti.
K najznámejším autorom sociologickej a etnologickej literatúry patria Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, či Clifford Geertz.
