Ontological Insecurity Where is Class in Bauman? Politics of Exclusion

Ontological Insecurity Responses to Anxiety – Home Ownership Social Identity work – Ongoing process – Politics of Exclusion Question of class – Post vs. Late Modernity – Saving a concept...

Ontological Insecurity as it appears...a loss of confidence and trust in the world as it appears to be Much of the process of addressing ontological insecurity takes place in the ‘private’ realm...

Bauman’s Liquid Concepts Liquid Modernity Postmodern Paradigm Postmodern Paradigm Vague terminology Vague terminology

The Issue of Class “Because capitalism no longer engages society as producers in its reproduction...but as consumers, it is now the freedom to consume and to choose which symbols of self-identity are to be appropriated that constitute” social order. Image of class, perhaps....

Theory to Praxis

The issue of ontological insecurity (anxiety) is not problematic once it is bracketed away from the postmodern assumption about the disappearance of class... Security is still up for sale...

“Freedom” and “Natural” environments ‘Freedom’ (Adorno) False consciousness No Autonomy? How are virtual/real spaces more/less valuable? Cautions anti-urban tone... Consequences of Home Ownership Identity is ‘real’ Anxiety is ‘real’

Home Ownership Dupuis & Thorns Establish ontological insecurity as a meaningful concept: Home is... A site free from surveillance Sense of control Predictable routines

Home Ownership ontological insecurity Does ontological insecurity end with homeownership?

Home Ownership How are we convinced home ownership is a solution? *autonomy? *false consciousness? Governing through crime?

Politics of Exclusion Can be economic, political or spatial Cultural not individual Context Exclusion process includes opportunities for inclusion

Politics of Exclusion Various registers of exclusion Call for policies that address economic exclusion on one hand, and political and social exclusion on the other hand...