Outputs (30)

PRisoN: Unlocking prison research (2016)
Journal Article
Davies, B., & Nichols, H. (2016). PRisoN: Unlocking prison research. Prison service journal, 2-4

Cosmopolitanism, sociology and the otherness of the other (2015)
Journal Article
Argyrou, V. (2015). Cosmopolitanism, sociology and the otherness of the other. Cultural dynamics, 27(3), 341-356. https://doi.org/10.1177/0921374015592653

This article is concerned with the ‘cosmopolitan turn’ in sociology and examines the ways in which the discipline attempts to come to terms with the otherness of the other as a corrective to its own Eurocentrism. It examines in particular the plurali... Read More about Cosmopolitanism, sociology and the otherness of the other.

Individualization and the aporias of modernity (2014)
Journal Article
Argyrou, V. (2014). Individualization and the aporias of modernity. International Political Anthropology, 7(2), 3-18

Ulrich Beck’s musings on individualization have been described as a theory that provides a convincing explanation of what is happening in society, but has it seemed convincing because of its superior explanatory power or because it says what those wh... Read More about Individualization and the aporias of modernity.

Gendering women: Identity and mental wellbeing through the lifecourse (2014)
Book
Clisby, S., & Holdsworth, J. (2014). Gendering women: Identity and mental wellbeing through the lifecourse. Policy Press

© Policy Press 2014. Gendering Women is an engaging and accessible account of how constructions of femininity fundamentally affect women’s mental wellbeing through the life course. Led by women’s life history accounts of growing up and growing older... Read More about Gendering women: Identity and mental wellbeing through the lifecourse.

The gift of European thought and the cost of living (2013)
Book
Argyrou, V. (2013). The gift of European thought and the cost of living. Berghahn Journals

European thought is often said to be a gift to the rest of the world, but what if there is no gift as such? What if there is only an economy where every giving is also a taking, and every taking is also a giving? This book extends the question of eco... Read More about The gift of European thought and the cost of living.

The aesthetics of diaspora in colonial fields of power : elite nationalism, art and the love to die for (2013)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. (2013). The aesthetics of diaspora in colonial fields of power : elite nationalism, art and the love to die for. Ethnos, 78(2), 175-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2012.672334

This paper explores the conditions of cultural production that enabled the invention of the Philippine nation from afar among literary and artistic diasporan elites in the metropolitan centres of Europe in the late nineteenth century. I draw together... Read More about The aesthetics of diaspora in colonial fields of power : elite nationalism, art and the love to die for.

“Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral (2013)
Journal Article
Holloway, M., Adamson, S., Argyrou, V., Draper, P., & Mariau, D. (2013). “Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral. Mortality, 18(1), 30-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2012.755505

There is growing comment in both academic and popular writing about the shape and content of funerals today, with general agreement that we are seeing marked changes with a growing trend towards secularisation and personalisation. Despite this, there... Read More about “Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral.

Dealing with metaphysical evil : the Banker as evil genius in the British game show 'Deal or no deal?' (2012)
Journal Article
Dearey, M. (2012). Dealing with metaphysical evil : the Banker as evil genius in the British game show 'Deal or no deal?'. Journal of British cinema and television, 9(2), 262-282. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2012.0083

The 'neo-orthodox' in Cyprus: Religious resurgence and western orthodoxy (2010)
Journal Article
Argyrou, V. (2010). The 'neo-orthodox' in Cyprus: Religious resurgence and western orthodoxy. Journal of Mediterranean studies, 19(1), 27-42

This essay explores that resurgence of religion in the Greek-speaking world popularly known as ‘neo-Orthodoxy’. It distinguishes between two versions, one that broadly conforms to the stereotype of revitalised religion as a particularistic, exclusive... Read More about The 'neo-orthodox' in Cyprus: Religious resurgence and western orthodoxy.

Independent Cyprus? Postcoloniality and the spectre of Europe (2010)
Journal Article
Argyrou, V. (2010). Independent Cyprus? Postcoloniality and the spectre of Europe. Cyprus Review -Nicosia- Intercollege-, 22(2), 39-47

This essay reflects on the postcolonial condition in Cyprus and argues that political independence does not mean the end of colonialism. Power is not merely what prevents people from doing what they wish to do but also, and more importantly, what col... Read More about Independent Cyprus? Postcoloniality and the spectre of Europe.