Pavel Zahrádka
Research Profile PAVEL ZAHRADKA is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Philosophy at Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic. In 2010 and 2011 he taught philosophy as a Visiting Professor at the University of Münster. His main areas of focus are theory of consumer culture and philosophy of art. In 2010-2013 his research project on sociological criticism of aesthetic […]
Tomáš Karger
Tomáš Karger studied sociology and andragogy at Palacky University Olomouc, where he is currently a doctoral student in sociology. He also has a technical background in his education and from there stems his long-lasting interest in Cybernetics, General Systems Theory and Theory of Complex Systems and their application in social sciences, particularly in sociology of […]
Consumer Culture: Between Aesthetics, Social Distinction and Ecological Activism
The conference Consumer Culture: Between Aesthetics, Social Distinction and Ecological Activism was held on 7–9 October 2010 on the premises of the Arts Center of the Faculty of Arts of Palacky University in Olomouc. The event took place under the auspices of The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the […]