Zygmunt Bauman – Disposable Lives
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In this video the late Zygmunt Bauman on disposable lives.
Disposable Life – Zygmunt Bauman from HISTORIES OF VIOLENCE on Vimeo.
Thank you for an interesting share. I discuss Bauman’s work a bit in my Intro-to-Anthro class and have used this link as an update to tackle the question of Is Nationalism Bad?
Thanks, and great post on nationalism!
Thank you, and thank you for all your work!
I read his concept “Disposable Life”, It was pretty convening,,but the following video makes me more understanding. And his explanation about the history of violence was sharp reminder…Thanks for such sharing…