1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910793847403321

Autore

Fuchs Anne

Titolo

Precarious Times : Temporality and History in Modern German Culture / / Anne Fuchs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-5017-3481-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 322 pages)

Collana

Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought

Disciplina

830.9/33

Soggetti

German literature - 20th century - Themes, motives

German literature - 21st century - Themes, motives

Motion pictures - Germany - History

Time in literature

Time in motion pictures

Anxiety in literature

Time and photography

Time in art

Anxiety in art

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Signale book."

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Theoretical Perspectives: Temporal Anxieties in the Digital Age -- 2. Historical Perspectives: Modernism and Speed Politics -- 3. Contemporary Perspectives: Precarious Time(s) in Photography and Film -- 4. Narrating Precariousness -- Epilogue: Presentist Dystopias or the Case for Environmental Humanities -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Precarious Times, Anne Fuchs explores how works of German literature, film, and photography reflect on the profound temporal anxieties precipitated by contemporary experiences of atomization, displacement, and fragmentation that bring about a loss of history and of time itself and that is peculiar to our current moment. The digital



age places premiums on just-in-time deliveries, continual innovation, instantaneous connectivity, and around-the-clock availability. While some celebrate this 24/7 culture, others see it as profoundly destructive to the natural rhythm of day and night-and to human happiness. Have we entered an era of a perpetual present that depletes the future and erodes our grasp of the past? Beginning its examination around 1900, when rapid modernization was accompanied by comparably intense reflection on changing temporal experience, Precarious Times provides historical depth and perspective to current debates on the "digital now." Expanding the modern discourse on time and speed, Fuchs deploys such concepts as attention, slowness and lateness to emphasize the uneven quality of time around the world.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777045003321

Titolo

Enhancing social work management [[electronic resource] ] : theory and best practice from the UK and USA / / edited by Jane Aldgate ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-280-92964-2

9786610929641

1-84642-590-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AldgateJane <1945->

Disciplina

361.3068

361.32

Soggetti

Human services - Great Britain - Management

Human services - United States - Management

Social work administration - Great Britain

Social work administration - United States

Great Britain Social policy 1979-

United States Social policy 1993-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Open University; University of Connecticut."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-309) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION;



Chapter 1 Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Current Trends in Human Services Management; Chapter 2 New Leadership for the Human Services: Involving and Empowering Staff through Participatory Management; Chapter 3 Improving Performance in Social Work through Positive Approaches to Managing Change; Chapter 4 Ethical Issues for Social Work and Social Care Managers; Chapter 5 Managing across Interagency Boundaries: A Learning Agenda for Change; Chapter 6 Managing Diversity in Social Services Settings

Chapter 7 Liability and Safety Issues in Human Services ManagementChapter 8 Managing Care Environments: Reflections from Research and Practice; Chapter 9 Active Service-User Involvement in Human Services: Lessons from Practice; Chapter 10 The Impact of New Technology: Implications for Social Work and Social Care Managers; Chapter 11 Managing Diverse Sources of Funding; Chapter 12 From Policy Visions to Practice Realities: The Pivotal Role of Se

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks at the nature of management in the human services sector and examines the prevailing issues affecting both the UK and USA. Contradictory forces affect the act of management, such as the imperatives driving the introduction of new control systems which exist alongside the requirement to cut resources. In this book, contributors present both the problems and opportunities associated with the growth of management in the social care sector. They cover key topics including the implementation of change in the childcare sector; diversity &ndash; looking at the ways in which care manag