The Global Chaos of Love. Public Lecture by Urlich Beck and Lynn Jamieson
“Cosmopolitan love is a condition and not necessarily a consciousness”. In this public lecture at the London School of Economics, Urlich Beck analyses the concepts of cosmopolitanism and cosmopolitisation, explores new kinds of relationships across borders and the methodology to approach them from a sociological perspective. Beck explains as well, the role of the woman and the sexual division of labor immerse in the new chaos of love.
Listen the Lecture here: The Global Chaos of Love. Recorded on: 23 February 2011
Speaker(s): Professor Ulrich Beck, Professor Lynn Jamieson.
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Love through Computer-Mediated Communication
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It is a very interesting paper, theoretically guided by Marshall McLuhan
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The Economics of Long-Distance Relationships
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