Towards a General Theory of Boredom

Towards a General Theory of Boredom
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Total Pages : 120
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ISBN-10 : 9781000191707
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Book Synopsis Towards a General Theory of Boredom by : Elina Tochilnikova

Download or read book Towards a General Theory of Boredom written by Elina Tochilnikova and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through comparative historical research, this book offers a novel theory explaining the emergence of boredom in modernity. Presenting a Durkheimian topology of cross-cultural boredom, it grounds the sociological cause of boredom in anomie and the perception of time, compares its development through case studies in Anglo and Russian society, and explains its minimal presence outside of the West. By way of illustrative examples, it includes archetypes of boredom in literature, art, film, and music, with a focus on the death of traditional art, and boredom in politics, including strategies enacted by Queer intellectuals. The author argues that boredom often results from the absence of a strong commitment to engaging with society, and extends Durkheim’s theory of suicide to boredom in order to consider whether an imbalance between social regulation and integration results in boredom. The first book to scientifically explain the historical emergence and epidemic of boredom while engaging with cutting edge political debates, Towards a General Theory of Boredom will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in social theory, social psychology, and sociology.


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