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From the French origin of Coca-Cola to McDonald’s sponsorship of the 2015 Milan Expo, the book presents the first comparative history of these multinational corporations in two Western European countries, addressing some compelling questions: to what extent our increasingly globalized world is persistently shaped by forms of American hegemony, and what are some of the forces that have been most effective at challenging the relationship between Americanization and globalization? Through the local history of global companies, the book tells a new story about not only the influence of American businesses in Europe but also the influence of European governments and societies on those American businesses and their adaptability.
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From the French origin of Coca-Cola to McDonald’s sponsorship of the 2015 Milan Expo, the book presents the first comparative history of these multinational corporations in two Western European countries, addressing some compelling questions: to what extent our increasingly globalized world is persistently shaped by forms of American hegemony, and what are some of the forces that have been most effective at challenging the relationship between Americanization and globalization? Through the local history of global companies, the book tells a new story about not only the influence of American businesses in Europe but also the influence of European governments and societies on those American businesses and their adaptability.
Beyond the Biopolitics of the New Normal
The cultural change denominated as “the new normal” goes far beyond the adaptation to habits like physical distancing, limited person-to-person contact, teleworking, and self-isolation established with the COVID-19 pandemic. A series of significant transformations in human behavior spreads today in societies all around the world: physical intimacy decreases while virtual reality expands and alterity declines while artificial intelligence emerges, leading to structural reconfigurations of sex, relationships, gender awareness, and subjectivity. Sexuality and Eroticism in a Post-pandemic World explores this new cultural atmosphere through twelve interdisciplinary essays questioning global governmentality and challenging the biopolitics of the new normal—the administration of self-control societies so politically correct that repressed desire for otherness only finds a simulation of its satisfaction with the forced abnormality, outrageousness, and violence of mainstream porn—, going from ars erotica to alternative pornography, from online dating to gender fluidity, from LGBTQI+ artivism to sex life cultivation, and more.
Beyond the Biopolitics of the New Normal
The cultural change denominated as “the new normal” goes far beyond the adaptation to habits like physical distancing, limited person-to-person contact, teleworking, and self-isolation established with the COVID-19 pandemic. A series of significant transformations in human behavior spreads today in societies all around the world: physical intimacy decreases while virtual reality expands and alterity declines while artificial intelligence emerges, leading to structural reconfigurations of sex, relationships, gender awareness, and subjectivity. Sexuality and Eroticism in a Post-pandemic World explores this new cultural atmosphere through twelve interdisciplinary essays questioning global governmentality and challenging the biopolitics of the new normal—the administration of self-control societies so politically correct that repressed desire for otherness only finds a simulation of its satisfaction with the forced abnormality, outrageousness, and violence of mainstream porn—, going from ars erotica to alternative pornography, from online dating to gender fluidity, from LGBTQI+ artivism to sex life cultivation, and more.
Studies in Historical Sociology
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Modern capitalism began the 21st century seemingly victorious as the dominant social and economic organizing principle in the world. Rampant re- and de-regulation accompanied a wholesale attack on social, economic and political gains of the prior century under the guise of increasing competitiveness and the need to respond to the forces of globalization. The end of the cold war, the decline of the former Soviet Union, and the increasing foothold of capitalism in China all point to an unchallenged reorientation of the global political economy to reflect this ascendance of capitalist social relations. The peer-reviewed Studies in Critical Social Sciences book series, through the publication of original manuscripts and edited volumes, offers insights into the current reality by exploring the content and consequence of power relationships under capitalism, by considering the spaces of opposition and resistance to these changes, and by articulating capitalism with other systems of power and domination - for example race, gender, culture - that have been defining our new age.
Authors are cordially invited to submit proposals and/or full manuscripts to either the series editor David Fasenfest or the publisher Jason Prevost. Please direct all other correspondence to Associate Editor Katie Short.
Studies in Critical Social Sciences includes the subseries Critical Global Studies, New Scholarship in Political Economy, and Radical Geography. The series and subseries have independent editorial teams that work cooperatively. For the volumes published in a subseries, please visit its webpage.
Studies in Critical Research on Religion was formerly a subseries of Studies in Critical Social Sciences (through volume 3). You can visit the independent series (starting with volume 4) here.
Click here for an overview of forthcoming and available titles in the series (Excel).
Authors are cordially invited to submit proposals and/or full manuscripts to either the series editor David Fasenfest or the publisher Jason Prevost. Please direct all other correspondence to Associate Editor Katie Short.
Studies in Critical Social Sciences includes the subseries Critical Global Studies, New Scholarship in Political Economy, and Radical Geography. The series and subseries have independent editorial teams that work cooperatively. For the volumes published in a subseries, please visit its webpage.
Studies in Critical Research on Religion was formerly a subseries of Studies in Critical Social Sciences (through volume 3). You can visit the independent series (starting with volume 4) here.
Click here for an overview of forthcoming and available titles in the series (Excel).
Studies in Historical Sociology
Volume Editor:
Modern capitalism began the 21st century seemingly victorious as the dominant social and economic organizing principle in the world. Rampant re- and de-regulation accompanied a wholesale attack on social, economic and political gains of the prior century under the guise of increasing competitiveness and the need to respond to the forces of globalization. The end of the cold war, the decline of the former Soviet Union, and the increasing foothold of capitalism in China all point to an unchallenged reorientation of the global political economy to reflect this ascendance of capitalist social relations. The peer-reviewed Studies in Critical Social Sciences book series, through the publication of original manuscripts and edited volumes, offers insights into the current reality by exploring the content and consequence of power relationships under capitalism, by considering the spaces of opposition and resistance to these changes, and by articulating capitalism with other systems of power and domination - for example race, gender, culture - that have been defining our new age.
Authors are cordially invited to submit proposals and/or full manuscripts to either the series editor David Fasenfest or the publisher Jason Prevost. Please direct all other correspondence to Associate Editor Katie Short.
Studies in Critical Social Sciences includes the subseries Critical Global Studies, New Scholarship in Political Economy, and Radical Geography. The series and subseries have independent editorial teams that work cooperatively. For the volumes published in a subseries, please visit its webpage.
Studies in Critical Research on Religion was formerly a subseries of Studies in Critical Social Sciences (through volume 3). You can visit the independent series (starting with volume 4) here.
Click here for an overview of forthcoming and available titles in the series (Excel).
Authors are cordially invited to submit proposals and/or full manuscripts to either the series editor David Fasenfest or the publisher Jason Prevost. Please direct all other correspondence to Associate Editor Katie Short.
Studies in Critical Social Sciences includes the subseries Critical Global Studies, New Scholarship in Political Economy, and Radical Geography. The series and subseries have independent editorial teams that work cooperatively. For the volumes published in a subseries, please visit its webpage.
Studies in Critical Research on Religion was formerly a subseries of Studies in Critical Social Sciences (through volume 3). You can visit the independent series (starting with volume 4) here.
Click here for an overview of forthcoming and available titles in the series (Excel).