07

Aug

National Holidays

Celebrating Ivory Coast’s Independence Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. Today, August 7, we join the people of Ivory…

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06

Aug

Gone But Not Forgotten, Humanities

Gone But Not Forgotten: Theodor Adorno

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Theodor W. Adorno, who died on this date (August 6) in 1969, was a towering figure in 20th-century philosophy, sociology, and cultural criticism. A central figure in the Frankfurt School…

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06

Aug

National Holidays

Celebrating Jamaica’s Independence Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. Today, August 6, we join the people of Jamaica…

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06

Aug

National Holidays

Celebrating Bolivia’s Independence Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. Today, August 6, we join the people of Bolivia…

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05

Aug

Gone But Not Forgotten, Humanities

Gone But Not Forgotten: Toni Morrison

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Toni Morrison, who died on this date (August 5) in 2019, emerged as one of the most profound and influential literary voices of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Her…

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03

Aug

Consumption, Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten: Thorstein Veblen

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Thorstein Veblen, born on July 30, 1857, in Cato, Wisconsin, stands as one of the most provocative and insightful economists and sociologists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.…

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01

Aug

Gone But Not Forgotten, Sports

Gone But Not Forgotten: Norbert Elias

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Norbert Elias, born on June 22, 1897, in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), stands as one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th century. Elias's pioneering work on the…

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01

Aug

National Holidays

Celebrating Switzerland’s National Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. On August 1st, Switzerland commemorates the founding of the…

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01

Aug

National Holidays

Celebrating Benin’s Independence Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. On August 1st, the vibrant West African country of…

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