Kulturstudier og medievidenskab

Toiletpaper is an artists¿ magazine created and produced by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari, born out of a passion or obsession they both cultivate: images. The magazine contains no text; each picture springs from an idea, often simple, and through a complex orchestration of people it becomes the materialization of the artists¿ mental outbursts. Since the first issue, in June 2010, Toiletpaper has created a world that displays ambiguous narratives and a troubling imagination. It combines the vernacular of commercial photography with twisted narrative tableaux and surrealistic imagery. The result is a publication that is itself a work of art, which, through its accessible form as a magazine, and through its wide distribution, challenges the limits of the contemporary art economy.

I denne eksplosive bog, undersøger den anerkendte og roste feminist Laura Bates de fællesskaber og miljøer, som består af mænd, der hader kvinder. Med udgangspunkt i internettets mørkeste kroge og under dække af profilen Alex, observerer Laura disse grupper i aktion, fra incels og scorekunstnere til manderettighedsaktivster og mænd, der går deres egen vej, og kortlægger hvor effektivt deres idéer er blevet smuglet ind i vores fælles bevidsthed – via internettrolde, medier, kendisser og politikere – hvorefter de dukker op i skoler, arbejdspladser og i magtens korridorer, og gør dødelige skade på både kvinder og mænd.“Forstil dig en verden, hvor titusindvis af kvinder hvert eneste år voldtages, bankes, lemlæstes, misbruges eller myrdes, alene fordi de er kvinder. Forstil dig en verden, hvor der aktivt opfordres til had mod kvinder via udbredte, målrettede mandlige fælleskaber, som kun går op i at hælde benzin på bålet og opildne “sagen” ... Forstil dig en verden, hvor tusindvis af mænd finder sammen i en ætsende vrede, hvor de dæmoniserer og klager over onde, sjæleløse og grådige kvinder, som de malende planlægger at voldtage og ødelægge i et storslået, fanatisk oprør. Forstil dig en verden, hvor nogle mænd faktisk udlever disse fantasier. Hvor de dræber kvinder i massemord og efterlader sig manifester ... Forestil dig en verden, hvor sårbare mænd, fortabte drenge og forvirrede, bange teenagere jages og samles op af fællesskaber, der stimuleres af deres angst og skubber dem i retning af had, vold og selvdestruktion.Faktisk behøver du ikke at forstille dig den verden: du lever allerede i den.”Bogen omfatter eksklusive interviews med tidligere medlemmer af nogle af disse grupper og de mænd, der bekæmper dem, og med deres hjælp forsøger Laura at forstå, hvori tiltrækningskraften består, hvordan de opererer og ikke mindst, hvad vi skal og kan gøre for at stoppe dem.

Peter Rindal var en fredsommelig og jævn hr. hvem som helst. Han var indehaver af Danmarks ældste amagerhylde og havde porcelænsjuleplatter fra Bing & Grøndahl på den afsyrede egetræsreol. Men i 1965 trådte han ud af anonymiteten og ind i debatten om velfærdsstaten og dens fremtid, da han stillede nogle få, kætterske spørgsmål: Hvad var meningen med moderne kunst? Hvorfor skulle dens udøvere leve på statens regning? Og skulle han betale over skattebilletten, når han personligt betragtede Tuborgmanden som det absolutte højdepunkt i dansk malerkunst?Gennem mere end et halvt århundrede har Peter Rindal lagt navn til en af efterkrigstidens mest forkætrede ”ismer”, den såkaldte rindalisme. Men hvem var manden bag ismen? Hvordan kunne en lagerforvalter fra Kolding forårsage en blæst, som varer ved et halvt århundrede senere? Hvad var det i hans liv, der kastede ham ind i kampen mod kultureliten og velfærdsstaten? Var han en kunsthadende samfundsomstyrter? Eller var han symbol på noget langt vigtigere, som vi først kan forstå i dag, nu hvor velfærdsstaten er blevet så altomsluttende, at kun de værste profetier fra 1965 slår til?Med adgang til unikke arkivalier har forfatter og folketingsmedlem for Dansk Folkeparti Alex Ahrendtsen sat sig for at besvare mysteriet om Peter Rindal. Resultatet er en mangefacetteret og overraskende biografi om et komplekst menneske, der var rundet af en uddøende dansk almuekultur, og som med lige dele stridslyst og nysgerrighed gik op imod tidsånden.

In the late fifteenth century, the earth stood motionless at the center of a small, ordered cosmos. Around us, it was believed, the moon, the sun, and the planets revolved in crystalline spheres, their orbits perfect, eternally unchanging circles. Just over a century later, the sun was now the center of creation; the earth just another planet hurtling through empty, near-infinite space. This is the story of an astonishing change, a transformation in human thought, about both the universe and our place within it, told through the words of the astronomers and mathematicians at its heart.

Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is one of the most influential philosophical texts of the twentieth century. Michael Beaney's new translation and detailed notes take into account the developments in scholarly understanding of the text.

A radical vision for a better future: an economy that works for us, rather than the other way around.As this major German bestseller reports, our world is at a tipping point, and we feel it every day. Costs are rising, the gap between the rich and poor is increasing, natural resources are depleted, and the effects of climate change are starting to take hold. We are under increasing social and environmental stress. But, as leading economist Maja Göpel argues here, there is another path forward.She invites us to imagine what we want our future to look like, and offers solutions that will help us to get there. It's time to question our principles, set new goals, and re-evaluate our priorities. Time to rethink our world and find new ways of living that don't drain our planet any further. We need a fair distribution of wealth, and a way to reconcile the social with the ecological. We need to work smarter, not harder.Critical, yet full of encouragement, Maja Göpel chooses surprising and enlightening examples to illustrate how we can leave behind our familiar ways of living to achieve a better future.

A key paradigm in The Tango of Ethics is the conflict and interplay between two fundamentally different ways of seeing and being in the world -- that of the intuitive human being who wants to lead a meaningful life and thrive, and that of the detached, rational agent who wants to prevent unbearable suffering from occurring.

'Rule, Nostalgia announces Woods as one of the most interesting new historians of her generation' - Dan Jones, Sunday Times'Hannah Rose Woods explores how illusory and contested golden ages have haunted Britain since medieval times... Intelligent and eminently readable' - Richard Evans, New Statesman (Book of the Day)'Our national story is so much stranger than we think: this book brilliantly insists that we look at it afresh' - James Hawes, bestselling author of The Shortest History of England____________________________________________________Britain is an island ruled by nostalgia, but nostalgia today isn't what it used to be... Longing to go back to the 'good old days' is nothing new. For hundreds of years, the British have mourned the loss of older national identities and called for a revival 'simple', 'better' ways of life - from Margaret Thatcher's call for a return to 'Victorian values' in the 1980s, to William Blake's protest against the 'dark satanic mills' of the Industrial Revolution that were fast transforming England's green and pleasant land, to sixteenth-century observers looking back wistfully to a 'Merry England' before the upheavals of the Reformation. By the time we reach the 1500s, we find a country nostalgic for a vision of home that looks very different to our own. But were the 'good old days' ever quite how we remember them? Beginning in the present, cultural historian Hannah Rose Woods takes us back on an eye-opening tour through five hundred years of Britain's perennial fixation with its own past to reveal that history is more complex than we care to remember. Asking why nostalgia has been such an enduring and seductive emotion across hundreds of years of change, Woods separates the history from the fantasy, debunks pervasive myths about the past, and illuminates the remarkable influence that nostalgia's perpetual backwards glance has had on British history, politics and society. Rule, Nostalgia is a timely and enlightening interrogation of national character, emotion, identity and myth making that elucidates how this nostalgic isle's history was written, re-written and (rightly or wrongly) remembered.

Fra Borgens midte, fra rød til blå og hele vejen til Bruxelles er næsten alle enige om Danmarks fremtid. Også selv om de ved, det ender galt.Over halvdelen af befolkningen lever i dag af velfærdsstaten. Enten er de medarbejdere, eller også modtager de en offentlig ydelse. Og i velfærdsstaten er det aldrig godt nok. For efter hver kur kommer en ny lidelse i de utilpasses rige. Men sandheden er – argumenterer Henrik Dahl – at velfærdsideologien producerer ulighed og ufrihed til det danske folk. Vi er kommet til at leve i en lukningstruet klientstat med tre klasser: en underklasse af mennesker på passiv forsørgelse, stadigt fattigere i ånden og koblet af fællesskabet; en svindende klasse af privatansatte, der holder forretningen Danmark i gang; og en voksende og vellønnet klasse af vogtere over velfærdsstaten, hvis fremmeste mission er at fastholde os i overbevisningen om, at livet ikke kan lade sig gøre uden mere … velfærd.HENRIK DAHL har skrevet en kort, karsk og kritisk debatbog om det, som (næsten) ingen danske politikere tør diskutere. Allermindst dem, der drømmer om en plads ved voksenbordet.

Leading film critic of her generation offers an unflinchingly honest and humorousaccount of her millennial journey tow ards self-acceptance through a cinematic lens.

Monsters, a captivating book written by the talented Claire Dederer, is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring unique narratives. Published in 1900 by the renowned Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, this book has stood the test of time, capturing the hearts of readers for over a century. The genre of this book is not easily defined, as it seamlessly blends elements of various styles, creating a reading experience that is both diverse and engaging. Monsters takes you on a thrilling journey, filled with unexpected twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Claire Dederer's skillful narration and the intriguing plot make this book a compelling read. Don't miss out on this masterpiece from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

'Gonzo brilliance ... unique and highly entertaining' Financial Times'Revelatory reading' Adam Tooze, author of Crashed'After reading Quinn Slobodian's new book, you are not likely to think about capitalism the same way' JacobinLook at a map of the world and you'll see a neat patchwork of nation-states. But this is not where power actually resides. From the 1990s onwards, globalization has shattered the map, leading to an explosion of new legal entities: tax havens, free ports, city-states, gated enclaves and special economic zones. These new spaces are freed from ordinary forms of regulation, taxation and mutual obligation - and with them, ultracapitalists believe that it is possible to escape the bonds of democratic government and oversight altogether.Historian Quinn Slobodian follows the most notorious radical libertarians - from Milton Friedman to Peter Thiel - around the globe as they search for the perfect home for their free market fantasy. The hunt leads from Hong Kong in the 1970s to South Africa in the late days of apartheid, from the neo-Confederate South to the medieval City of London, and finally into the world's oceans and war zones, charting the relentless quest for a blank slate where capitalism and democracy can be finally uncoupled.Crack-Up Capitalism is a propulsive history of the recent past, and an alarming view of our near future.

3. udg. 2006. 384 sider spækket med informationer om den legendariske rute igennem Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona og Californien.

Celebrate the holidays with Goku in this official advent calendar, filled with 25 days of exclusive gifts inspired by the iconic anime Dragon Ball Z!Get ready to fight alongside the Z Fighters and ring in Christmas with Goku, Gohan, and other favorites! Open up a new gift pocket each day leading up to Christmas to discover exciting keepsakes inspired by Dragon Ball Z. Fun and interactive, Dragon Ball Z: The Official Advent Calendar is the perfect gift for fans of all ages! 25+ SURPRISES AND COLLECTIBLES: Discover an exciting collection of exclusive Dragon Ball Z gifts, including stickers, a tin button, a cell phone card holder, and more! COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: Open up a gift pocket each day between December 1st and Christmas to find a unique new collectible inspired by Dragon Ball Z. GREAT GIFT: Filled with exciting keepsakes featuring fan-favorite characters like Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta, this advent calendar is a must-have gift for Z Fighters of all ages.

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ethan and Joel Coen’s cinematic triumph The Big Lebowski with this ultimate guide to life from the founders of the Church of Latter-Day Dude.When you seek salvation from this stressed-out, uptight world, there’s only one man to go to for guidance—the Dude. With a new introduction and updated content from the Dudeism priests and founders at the Church of Latter-Day Dude, this is the perfect gift for movie lovers and mindfulness seekers. At once helpful, funny and profound (like The Big Lebowski itself), this survival guide shows how to be as Dude-like as the Dude (well, almost): Secrets of sacred Dudeist practices The Seven Spiritual Laws of Taking It Easy Great Dudes who changed the world (without really trying) New feminist philosophy for special ladies The Way of the Dude applied to politics, ethics and finances A 12-step program for personal Dudevolution The science of really tying your room together All this and a lot more what-have-you. So the next time life throws you a gutterball, just pick up this book and ask, “What would the dude do?” It’s your answer for everything.

The rise of the platform economy into statelike dominance over the lives of entrepreneurs, users, and workers.The early Internet was a lawless place, populated by scam artists who made buying or selling anything online risky business. Then Amazon, eBay, Upwork, and Apple established secure digital platforms for selling physical goods, crowdsourcing labor, and downloading apps. These tech giants have gone on to rule the Internet like autocrats. How did this happen? How did users and workers become the hapless subjects of online economic empires? The Internet was supposed to liberate us from powerful institutions. In Cloud Empires, digital economy expert Vili Lehdonvirta explores the rise of the platform economy into statelike dominance over our lives and proposes a new way forward.Digital platforms create new marketplaces and prosperity on the Internet, Lehdonvirta explains, but they are ruled by Silicon Valley despots with little or no accountability. Neither workers nor users can "e;vote with their feet"e; and find another platform because in most cases there isn't one. And yet using antitrust law and decentralization to rein in the big tech companies has proven difficult. Lehdonvirta tells the stories of pioneers who helped create-or resist-the new social order established by digital platform companies. The protagonists include the usual suspects-Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Travis Kalanick of Uber, and Bitcoin's inventor Satoshi Nakamoto-as well as Kristy Milland, labor organizer of Amazon's Mechanical Turk, and GoFundMe, a crowdfunding platform that has emerged as an ersatz stand-in for the welfare state. Only if we understand digital platforms for what they are-institutions as powerful as the state-can we begin the work of democratizing them.

Relaxation, creativity, and joy collide in coloring activities for advanced artists and Minecraft fans seeking a fun challenge!Creepers got you down? Pickaxe constantly breaking? Illagers raiding your hard-won homestead? Sometimes even the hardiest adventurer just needs a break. Based on Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, this deluxe adult coloring book lets you slow down, destress, and color your way through over sixty epic pages of original art inspired by the expansive, wondrous, and never-ending Minecraft world. RELAX AND ESCAPE: No need to craft a Nether portal. Just grab your pencils, crayons, or markers and create your own colorful Minecraft scenes, no pickaxe required. STUNNING ORIGINAL ART: With over 64 pages of beautiful, never-before-seen art, relive your Minecraft adventurers. We promise the creepers won’t explode. IGNITE YOUR CREATIVITY: Put your own spin on iconic characters, places, and items while exercising your creative spark.