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Flexibility has emerged as a key concept to explain social change since the 1970s and 1980s. Flexibilization shaped industrial and service relations as well as social relations. Examples of this process include flextime succeeding rigid workday time regulations in offices or “flexible automation” becoming the catchphrase in industrial production as the fixed automation that had shaped industrialization up to the 1970s and 1980s gradually vanished. Private life started to shift as well: new modes of life such as singles and cohabitation appeared to coexist with the traditional nuclear family. The latter represented a strict social institution while the former allowed for constant adjustments based on individual needs – a differentiation that needs to be critically analyzed from a historical perspective. This conference explores the concept of flexibility along with the strategies, processes, practices, and ambivalences of flexibilization. Even though the focus of the conference will be on work environments, we will also consider broader social contexts. Keynote speaker: Richard Sennett - „The Theatre of Labour: everyday performances in flexible workplaces“.
Information on participating / attending:
Anmeldung erforderlich unter: https://www.geschichte.tu-darmstadt.de/institut_fuer_geschichte_1/fach__und_arbe...
Date:
11/17/2022 18:15 - 11/19/2022 18:00
Event venue:
Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg-Haus
Dieburger Straße 241
Venue for for Thursday, 17th of November, will be announced here soon: https://www.geschichte.tu-darmstadt.de/institut_fuer_geschichte_1/fach__und_arbe...
64287 Darmstadt
Hessen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, Economics / business administration, History / archaeology, Information technology, Social studies
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
10/07/2022
Sender/author:
Michaela Hütig
Department:
Science Communication Centre - Abteilung Kommunikation
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event72645
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