Keith Hayward's brilliant and timely enquiry into the Peter Pan-ish realms of deferred adulthood is simultaneously alarming, entertaining, fascinating and significant. Whatever names or letters of the alphabet they are assigned, recent generations seem more and more to embrace without embarrassment props, preferences and points of view that seem closer to the world of play than the world of work. Hayward's descriptions and analysis of this phenomenon are non-judgemental and shiningly insightful. Hugely recommended

- Stephen Fry,

Keith Hayward has written one of the most important books of the year

- Rod Liddle, Sunday Times

Bracing and angry . . . Hayward combines a taste for cultural theory with a fine polemical style . . . magnificent

- Nick Cohen,

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There is so much joy to be had in reading this book, it's tempting to forget that Professor Keith Hayward is just as comfortable discussing Jung, Erikson, Žižek, criminology and emerging cultural theory as he is scrutinising Greta Thunberg, James Corden and the latest vampire movies. But don't be fooled - <i>Infantilised </i>really is for proper grown-ups

- Professor Emeritus David Wilson,

A SHREWD AND TIMELY EXPLORATION OF A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE PREDICATED ON THE PRIMACY OF YOUTHHave you ever noticed that in areas of everyday life, rather than being addressed like a mature adult, you're increasingly treated like an irresponsible child in constant need of instruction and protection?Noticing society's creeping descent into infantilisation is one thing, however understanding the roots and causes of the phenomenon is not quite so easy. But in this topical and vitally important new work, cultural theorist and academic, Dr Keith Hayward, exposes the deep social, psychological and political dangers of a world characterised by denuded adult autonomy.But importantly Infantilised is no one-dimensional, unsympathetic critique. Brimming with anecdotes and examples that span everything from the normalisation of infantilism on reality TV to the rise of a new class of political 'infantocrat', this comprehensive book also offers an insightful and at times humorous account of infantilism's seductive appeal, and details some suggestions for avoiding some of the pitfalls associated with our increasingly infantilised world.
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Infantilised: How Our Culture Killed Adulthood is the definitive grown-up's guide to a cultural landscape predicated on the primacy and constancy of youth.
Keith Hayward's brilliant and timely enquiry into the Peter Pan-ish realms of deferred adulthood is simultaneously alarming, entertaining, fascinating and significant. Whatever names or letters of the alphabet they are assigned, recent generations seem more and more to embrace without embarrassment props, preferences and points of view that seem closer to the world of play than the world of work. Hayward's descriptions and analysis of this phenomenon are non-judgemental and shiningly insightful. Hugely recommended
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ISBN
9781408720592
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
Constable
Vekt
760 gr
Høyde
236 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
48 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Biographical note

Dr Keith Hayward is Professor of Criminology at the University of Copenhagen. He has published widely on matters relating to crime, terrorism, and popular culture. He lives in Copenhagen.