Society of Singularities. Andreas Reckwitz
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Contents
4 Introduction: The Proliferation of the Particular Notes
5 I Modernity Between the Social Logic of the General and the Social Logic of the Particular
6 1 The Social Logic of the General Modernity and Generality Typifications and Rationalizations Standardization, Formalization, Generalization Objects, Subjects, Spaces, Times, and Collectives in the Social Logic of the General Industrial Modernity as a Prototype Notes
7 2 The Social Logic of the Particular The General-Particular, Idiosyncrasies, Singularities Objects, Subjects, Spaces, Times, and Collectives in the Social Logic of Singularities Practices of Singularization I: Observation and Evaluation Practices of Singularization II: Production and Appropriation Performativity as a Mode of Praxis and Automated Singularization Notes
8 3 Culture and Culturalization Culture as a Sphere of Valorization and De-Valorization Culturalization versus Rationalization Qualities of Cultural Praxis: Between Sense and Sensibility Notes
9 4 The Transformation of the Cultural Sphere Premodern Societies: The Fixation and Repetition of the Singular Bourgeois Modernity: The Romantic Revolution of the Unique Organized Modernity: Mass Culture Late Modernity: Competitive Singularities, Hyperculture, and Polarization Notes
10 II The Post-Industrial Economy of Singularities Beyond Industrial Society Unleashing the Creative Economy Notes
11 1 Unique Goods in Cultural Capitalism The Culturalization of Goods Singular Goods: Originality and Rarity Things as Singular Goods Services, Media Formats, and Events as Singular Goods Features of Singular Goods I: The Performance of Authenticity Features of Singular Goods II: Moment and Duration Features of Singular Goods III: Circulation and Hyperculture Notes
12 2 Cultural Singularity Markets Attractiveness Markets as Markets of Attention and Valorization The Cultural Economization of the Economy and Society Overproduction and Winner-Take-All Competitions Buzz Effects and the Struggle for Visibility Valorization Techniques and Reputation Singularity Capital Quantifying the Unique Notes
13 III The Singularization of the Working World The Cultural Economization of Labor and Its Polarization Notes
14 1 Practices of Labor and Organization in the Creative Economy Cultural Production as Creative Labor Projects as Heterogeneous Collaborations Organizational Cultures and Networks Notes
15 2 The Singularization and Self-Singularization of Working Subjects Beyond the Formalization of Labor The Profile Subject: Competencies and Talents Labor as Performance The Singularization Techniques of Labor Fields of Tension in Highly Qualified Labor: Between the Artist’s Dilemma and the Superstar Economy Notes