After having read about liquid modernity, disposable people, and panopticism discuss how the three concepts are related. Provide examples of each of the three. Use personal examples from your own life and the lives of people you. may know.
As you prepare your discussion post make sure to take the following into consideration:
How do the readings and videos from this Lesson connect with your own experiences? Provide examples from your life experiences (things you have participated in actively or passively, things you have done, have experienced, or witnessed). Use the assigned readings/ videos to support and explain your response.
In addition, find an example from current events or media (which can include nontraditional media like twitter etc.) which is relevant to what you have been reading. Make sure to provide the web link in order to cite your work.
When you use the texts you should always use a parenthetical citation (author’s last name year of publication: page number) to credit the ideas of the author(s) from which you are referencing.
Modernity:
Rationalization and Bureaucratization: Modernity is characterized by the rise of rationality, scientific knowledge, and bureaucratic institutions. It emphasizes efficiency, predictability, and control in various aspects of life, such as work, governance, and social organization.
Individualism and Secularization: Modernity emphasizes individual autonomy, self-identity, and the decline of traditional religious authority. It emphasizes personal freedom, human rights, and the pursuit of individual goals and desires.
Social Differentiation: Modern societies are marked by increased social differentiation and specialization. Roles, occupations, and social positions become more diverse and complex, leading to a fragmented social structure.
Technological Advancement: Modernity is closely linked to technological advancements and industrialization. The development of science, technology, and mass production has transformed the ways in which societies function and has had profound effects on everyday life.
Globalization and Urbanization: Modernity is characterized by global interconnectedness and urbanization. Processes such as industrialization, migration, and communication technologies have contributed to the formation of global networks and the concentration of populations in urban areas.
Postmodernity:
Critique of Grand Narratives: Postmodernity challenges the grand narratives and metanarratives of modernity, such as progress, reason, and universal truths. It emphasizes the fragmentation of knowledge and the diversity of perspectives.
Fragmentation and Hyperreality: Postmodernity recognizes the fragmentation of social life and the proliferation of diverse cultural forms. It highlights the impact of mass media, consumer culture, and popular culture on the construction of reality and identities.
Deconstruction and Simulacra: Postmodernism questions fixed meanings and essential truths. It explores the ways in which signs, symbols, and representations construct our understanding of reality. It also explores the concept of simulacra, where representations and simulations become more real than the original.
Hybridity and Identity: Postmodernity emphasizes the fluidity and hybridity of identities. It acknowledges the multiplicity and complexity of social identities, which are often shaped by intersecting social categories such as race, class, gender, and sexuality.
Reflexivity and Irony: Postmodernity encourages reflexivity and self-awareness. It emphasizes self-reflection and irony in relation to social norms, power structures, and cultural practices.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/23/panopticon-digital-surveillance-jeremy-bentham
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/03085149900000002?needAccess=true&role=button
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-the-metaverse/
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172436990/how-social-media-use-impacts-teen-mental-health
https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=LitRC&u=faye28748&id=GALE%7CA182036057&v=2.1&it=r&aty=sso%3A+shibboleth
https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook?sid=504527a0-edcb-41d7-9a64-8a7bfe8f59b4%40redis&ppid=Page-__-116&vid=0&format=EK
