Work & Meaning I: What causes burnout?

Tue, Oct 25

Learning goals - By the end of this session you will:

1. Understand Byung-Chul Han's distinction between a "Disciplinary Society" and an "Achievement Society," and why he thinks ours is the latter (and also inevitably leads to a "Burnout Society")
2. Be able to apply David Graeber's theory of bullshit jobs and Han's theory of the achievement subject to describe your own experiences of the world.