Sentences with phrase «modern social critics»

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Ralph Adams Cram» the twentieth - century church builder, neo-medieval social critic, spinner of ghost stories, and modern knight - errant» is ready to take on a whole new century.

The Architecture of Ralph Adams Cram and His Office by Ethan Anthony W.W. Norton, 176 pages, $ 60 Ralph Adams Cram» the twentieth - century church builder, neo-medieval social critic, spinner of ghost stories, and modern knight - errant» is ready to take on a whole new century.

Again and again in reading the works of these and other critics of the role of technology in the contemporary world, one comes upon the claim that at the core of the modern dilemma is the association of scientific and technological rationality with power, control, and domination — where these are seen as operative both in the natural and social realms.

Critic Consensus: Impeccably scripted, beautifully directed, and filled with fine performances, The Social Network is a riveting, ambitious example of modern filmmaking at its finest.

Joanna Trollope is the British doyenne of middle - class domestic drama, having explored marital breakdowns, adoption, step - parenting, and any number of other social dilemmas that make up modern - day family life, and Second Honeymoon is considered by critics to be one of her best books in years.

Moderated by the Museum of Modern Art's director, Glenn Lowry, the panel will include critic Homi K. Bhabha, Social Science Research Council President Alondra Nelson, and philosopher Charles M. Taylor.