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Michael E. Gardiner, Professor

D.Phil, Sociology, University of York, UK

Michael Gardiner is a sociologist who teaches and researches social theory. He focuses on theories of affect (especially boredom), the everyday, utopia, and dialogical social theory (the work of Mikhail Bakhtin in particular). 

Areas of Specialization

Selected Publications

• Bakhtin in the Fullness of Time: Bakhtinian Theory and the Process of Social Education
  2020; Routledge; Craig Brandist | Michael E. Gardiner | E. Jayne White | Carl Mika
• "A Tale of Two ’68s: The “Politics of Boredom” in France and Italy"
  2019; Cultural Politics; Michael E. Gardiner
• "An Autonomist Marcuse?"
  2018; Rethinking Marxism; Michael E. Gardiner
• "Critique of Accelerationism"
  2017; Theory, Culture & Society ; Michael E. Gardiner
• "Bakhtin, Boredom, and the 'Democratization of Skepticism'"
  2016; The European Legacy; Michael E. Gardiner

News

Marie Kondo: Less is More?

Our growing fascination with boredom

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