The Cultural Construction of Safety and Security Imaginaries, Discourses and Philosophies that Shaped Modern Europe

• Tác giả: Gemma Blok, Jan Oosterholt
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-9463720472
• Thông tin xuất bản: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2024
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (279 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 377882
• Chủ đề: 1. Safety, cultures of security, cultural studies, study of emotions; 2. European history; 3. Social welfare & social services; 4. Society & culture: general

Tóm tắt

This volume analyses cultural perceptions of safety and security that have shaped modern European societies. The articles present a wide range of topics, from feelings of unsafety generated by early modern fake news to safety issues related to twentieth-century drug use in public space. The volume demonstrates how 'safety' is not just a social or biological condition to pursue but also a historical and cultural construct. In philosophical terms, safety can be interpreted in different ways, referring to security, certainty or trust. What does feeling safe and thinking about a safe society mean to various groups of people over time? The articles in this volume are bound by their joint effort to take a constructionist approach to emotional expressions, artistic representations, literary narratives and political discourses of (un)safety and their impact on modern European society.