writing the Sleep CRisis: 24/7 cAPitalism and neoliberal Subjectivity

Project description

Waking up to free-market health effects

People are just not sleeping as much as they should. A good night’s sleep is not getting the prioritisation it deserves. The World Health Organization recommends 8 hours of sleep each night to minimise the risk of sleep disorders. The EU-funded SCRAPS project will investigate cultural engagements related to this issue. Specifically, it will consider fiction and non-fiction sources, including self-help manuals, as well as the digital culture (mHealth apps and sleep hygiene blogs) to advance our understanding of the impact of neoliberal ideologies on health. The project will explore the concerns about contemporary life mobilised by the discourse of a sleep crisis.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › health sciences › public and environmental health
• social sciences › sociology › ideologies
• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › philosophy
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › psychiatry › sleep disorders

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-CAR - CAR – Career Restart panel

Coordinator

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Address

Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32
20133 Milano
Italy

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 257 209,92