The emancipatory power of the body in everyday life : niches of liberation

• Autore: Koczanowicz Leszek
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (148 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.461
• Soggetto topico: Human body; Social change
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Introduction: The Return of the Body -- Contents -- 1: Concepts: Somapower, the Microphysics of Emancipation, and the Politics of Everyday Life -- 1.1 Blurred Boundaries in Lethargic Modernity -- 1.2 Politics, the Political, and Everyday Life: The Trouble with Definitions -- 1.3 The Microphysics of Emancipation and Niches of Liberation -- 1.4 The Political Body: Somaesthetics and Somapower -- References -- 2: Applications: Everyday Life, the Body, and Strategies of Resistance -- 2.1 Niches of Emancipations as Strategies of Resistance in Totalitarianism and Democracy -- 2.2 The Political Body and Niches of Emancipation -- 2.3 Two Examples: A Poet's Apartment and the Women's Strike -- Miron Białoszewski: The Poet of Everydayness -- The Women's Strike: The Somapower Lessons of Lost Political Battles -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- 3: The Pandemic and the Politics of the Body -- 3.1 The End of the Pandemic: Relief and Anxiety -- 3.2 What We Have Learned About the Body: The Lessons of the Pandemic -- 3.3 Conclusion: There Was a Pandemic -- References -- 4: Conclusions -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Leszek Koczanowicz's book explores the emancipatory power of the human body in everyday life, examining its potential for liberation within societal structures. The work delves into the philosophical and cultural implications of artificial intelligence, questioning the reduction of human experience to language models and advocating for a more holistic understanding of human existence that incorporates both thought and action. Through a critique of dualistic theories, the text situates the body as central to human identity and societal change. Intended for an audience interested in philosophy, cultural studies, and the impact of technology on society, the book challenges the dominance of disembodied perspectives and emphasizes the active, corporeal nature of human beings.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Emancipatory Power of the Body in Everyday Life
• ISBN: 9783031448331; 3031448332
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765477903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II