Self vs. Society
In the concluding lecture of the series, Peter Mandler questions the idea that late‑twentieth‑century neoliberalism reduced people to purely economic actors. Instead, he highlights the emergence of new identities — including the very concept of “identity” — shaped by the language of social science.
What to expect:
- 🧩 A reassessment of neoliberalism’s cultural impact
- 🧠The rise of identity as a key social‑scientific concept
- 🔍 How new vocabularies reshaped understandings of the human condition