ISBN:
9781793642417
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (195 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Caputi, Mary, 1957 - Slow culture and the American dream
DDC:
306.973
Keywords:
Slow life movement
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Electronic books
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Langsamkeit
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Philosophie
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USA
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Slow-Bewegung
Abstract:
Introduction: Slow food : gastronomic politics for the 21st century -- What is "slow food"? What are "slow cities"? -- What's so great about slow? -- Prometheus versus Noah : a new humanism for the twenty-first century -- Imagined communities, USA : crosses, flags, arches -- The rescuing ark : the art, the music, the place -- Conversations with snailblazers and the charge of elitism -- Conclusion: A new humanism : forging a revolution at a snail's pace.
Abstract:
"Is the USA hospitable to the slow movement? The land of fast food, get-rich-quick schemes, and 24/7 news feeds? In Slow Culture and the American Dream: A Slow and Curvy Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century, Mary Caputi argues that the slow movement has much to teach the United States at this moment in time. Although the philosophy of slow is in many ways at odds with the prevalent American Dream, the current setting demands that we heed its teachings. It is especially urgent that the climate crisis that makes us to rethink our fast-paced, ever-accelerating lifestyle so that we can lighten our carbon footprint and decelerate if not reverse the damage done to the planet. Equally important, however, is the movement's mandate that we slow down and savor life, focusing on quality, beauty, and calm rather than quantity and speed. Slow Food, Cittaslow (slow cities), slow fashion, slow travel, and slow parenting are examples of a philosophy that seeks to shift our focus away from "progress" as currently understood and revalue quality-of-life issues. Drawing deeply on her involvement with Slow Food and Cittaslow, the author advocates mainstreaming the philosophy of slow and thus reprioritizing the American Dream in ways that sustain the planet and teach Americans to develop a more refined aesthetic principle"
Abstract:
Slow Culture and the American Dream: A Slow and Curvy Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century is divided into an introduction, six chapters, and a conclusion. In making its case for the philosophy of slow, the book first chronicles the origins of the Slow Food movement in Italy in the 1980s followed by various outgrowths: e.g., Cittaslow (slow cities), slow fashion, slow travel, and slow parenting. The book explains why the slow movement is in many ways at odds with the prevalent American Dream so committed to growth, speed, and acceleration.
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