Introduction: the rise of reinvention
1. The reinvention of bodies
2. The reinvention of persons
3. The reinvention of careers
4. The reinvention of corporations
5. Networks of reinvention
6. The reinvention of places
7. Reinvention after AI
Conclusion: the reign of reinvention
Biography
Anthony Elliott is Executive Director of the Hawke EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the University of South Australia, where he is Dean of External Engagement and Research Professor of Sociology. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Senior Member of King’s College, Cambridge, and SuperGlobal Professor of Sociology (Visiting) at Keio University, Japan. He is the author and editor of many books in social theory, including most recently Identity Troubles (2016), The Culture of AI (2019) and Concepts of the Self (2020).
"Elliott makes a lot of interesting points and connections. His mind works in intriguing ways."
- LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Elliott is to be praised for turning a question frequently trivialized by media commentators and critics into one that constitutes a serious subject for cultural sociology."
- CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
"Reinvention offers up a rich, detailed exploration of the world of reinvention. What Elliott manages to do is make sense of the matter-of-factness of this culture and bring some perspective to how we got here."
- JOURNAL OF TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION
"An informative and frequently entertaining account showing how corporations strive to reinvent their markets, organizational structure and culture... An informative introduction which should provoke a great deal of discussion."
- THE HEDGEHOG REVIEW
