Thomas Macho
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Thomas Macho
Thomas Macho, born in 1952, was professor of Cultural History at the Humboldt University of Berlin from 1993 to 2016. At present he is the director of the International Research Center for Cultural Studies (IFK) in Vienna. In 2020, Macho was awarded the Austrian Staatspreis für Kulturpublizistik.
Thomas Macho, born in 1952, was professor of Cultural History at the Humboldt University of Berlin from 1993 to 2016. At present he is the director of the International Research Center for Cultural Studies (IFK) in Vienna. In 2020, Macho was awarded the Austrian Staatspreis für Kulturpublizistik.
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Year of Publication: 2017
Thomas MachoYear of Publication: 2017
To Take One’s Own Life
»Suicide«, Walter Benjamin wrote in his Arcades Project, appears »as the quintessence of modernity«. And, indeed, after having been seen for centuries as a sin or the expression...
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