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Cultural historian Janet Wolff will introduce a less well-known aspect of the career of eminent Polish-born sociologist Zygmunt Bauman

Cultural historian Janet Wolff will introduce a less well-known aspect of the career of eminent Polish-born sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, who settled in the UK in 1971.Polish-born Zygmunt Bauman, who settled in the UK in 1971, is known internationally as the sociologist of postmodernity and &#x27;liquid&#x27; society. But he was also a serious photographer. <a href="https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526168429/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Photographs of Zygmunt Bauman</a>, a new publication edited by Janet Wolff and Peter Beilharz, presents a selection of his black-and-white photographs, together with a range of essays by colleagues, friends and family about his work with images. The book features a mixture of short pieces on individual photographs and longer essays addressing aspects of Bauman&#x27;s photography and the life and work of his wife, Janina. The book concludes with an essay by Karl Dudman, one of the Baumans&#x27; grandchildren, based on a series of photographs he took in the family home shortly after his grandfather&#x27;s death in 2017.<a href="https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/janet.wolff" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Janet Wolff</a> is Emeritus Professor in English and American Studies at the University of Manchester. Artist and art historian <a href="http://lydiabauman.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lydia Bauman</a>, Zygmunt’s daughter, who is one of the contributors to the book, will also be present. All those signed up for this event will be eligible for 30% off the cover price.

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