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Des Fitzgerald
FollowDes Fitzgerald is a professor of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences at UCC. A sociologist by training, he has particular interests in sociologies and histories of the psychological sciences, in social and cultural theory, and in urban studies. His latest work, The City of Today is a Dying Thing, sits at the intersection of these topics, as Fitzgerald critiques 'green urbanism' and looks for radical alternatives for future living. Since being named a “New Generation Thinker” by the BBC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Fitzgerald has also worked as part of the Radical Humanities Laboratory at UCC, which aims to provide space for post- and anti-disciplinary practices to carve out radical trajectories for the future.
Des Fitzgerald is a professor of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences at UCC. A sociologist by training, he has particular interests in sociologies and histories of the psychological sciences, in social and cultural theory, and in urban studies. His latest work, The City of Today is a Dying Thing, sits at the intersection of these topics, as Fitzgerald critiques 'green urbanism' and looks for radical alternatives for future living. Since being named a “New Generation Thinker” by the BBC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Fitzgerald has also worked as part of the Radical Humanities Laboratory at UCC, which aims to provide space for post- and anti-disciplinary practices to carve out radical trajectories for the future.
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Could sex robots be good for us?
The Shame Game
The Secret History of Cool
Love Story
Paradise Lost?
Is Big Data A Big Mistake?
The Weird and the Wonderful
Love Me Tinder
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Sex Robots and Love Machines
The Chemistry of Desire
Venus In Furs
The Future of Sex Robots and Relationships
The Case Against Marriage
Love, Life and Being Free
Myself and Others
A Fairytale Romance
Culture Shock
Desire, Dreams and Happiness
The Dark and the Digital
Is Facebook Evil?
What's Love Got To Do With It?
Vanity, Victory and Vice
In Search of Safety
The New Romantics
Canon Under Fire
Not Only Rock 'n' Roll
Glory Versus Passion
21st Century Cults
Is Love Real?
Vanity Fair
The End of Romance?
Living Differently
The Devil's Parties
The Old Gods: England's Mythic Past
Drug Culture
Fantasy Living
The Death Drive
Thinking and Being
Noble Ancestors and Modern Selves
Europe's most promiscuous tribe
Don Cupitt on Progress
Socrates vs. Jesus
The Dark Side of Success
Childhood's End
Dreamland
This Extraordinary World
Visions of Apocalypse
Twitter and Power
Live Fast, Die Young