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Introduction to Absurdity and Hypernormalization in Contemporary Society and Workplaces

In: The Absurd Workplace

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  • Matthijs Bal

    (University of Lincoln)

  • Andy Brookes

    (University of Lincoln)

  • Dieu Hack-Polay

    (University of Lincoln
    Crandall University)

  • Maria Kordowicz

    (University of Lincoln
    University of Nottingham)

  • John Mendy

    (University of Lincoln)

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.

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  • Matthijs Bal & Andy Brookes & Dieu Hack-Polay & Maria Kordowicz & John Mendy, 2023. "Introduction to Absurdity and Hypernormalization in Contemporary Society and Workplaces," Springer Books, in: The Absurd Workplace, chapter 1, pages 1-22, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-17887-0_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17887-0_1
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