Episode 30 Plastic automatons… and other personifications of social structure
- Author
- Jodie Clark
- Published
- Thu 04 Feb 2016
- Episode Link
- https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/structuredvisions/SV030_Plastic_Automatons.mp3
More this week on the idea that social structure might be personified – and embodied. I analyse a conversation between three students whose identities have been challenged in the classroom setting. Their discussion with me reveals that the relationship between individual and society might be seen in a new way. Specifically, how easy does a given social structure make it for an individual to exist as a unique person?
The conversation is here:
And I also discuss it in my forthcoming book – anyone interested in pre-ordering?
