Introduction to Absurdity and Hypernormalization in Contemporary Society and Workplaces

Matthijs Bal (), Andy Brookes (), Dieu Hack-Polay (), Maria Kordowicz () and John Mendy ()
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Matthijs Bal: University of Lincoln
Andy Brookes: University of Lincoln
Dieu Hack-Polay: University of Lincoln
Maria Kordowicz: University of Lincoln
John Mendy: University of Lincoln

Chapter 1 in The Absurd Workplace, 2023, pp 1-22 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter introduces the book and discusses the main background, literature, and theories that the authors draw upon. It highlights the various domains in contemporary life, in society, and in workplaces that can be described as absurd. Moreover, the chapter lays out the case for the need to write about absurdity and understand how absurdities are normalized, perpetuated, and not effectively contested. It introduces the main theoretical foundations which will be used throughout the book, including existentialist philosophy to understand the absurd, and Yurchak’s anthropological discourse analysis of hypernormalization in the late Soviet Union. Yurchak’s groundbreaking work on hypernormalization will be discussed in detail as it serves as the major foundation of the book.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17887-0_1

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