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Al­ex­an­der Carnera

Part-time Lecturer

Subjects
Leadership Organisation Co-creation Creativity Philosophy Ethics Sociology Moral

Primary research areas

Bi­opol­it­ics, power, and con­trol in and bey­ond or­gan­iz­a­tions
Philo­soph­ic­al per­spect­ives: Michel Fou­cault, Wendy Brown, Gior­gio Agam­ben, Han­nah Aren­dt, By­ung-Chul Han
Mod­ern work life, stress, and shame
Per­spect­ives: Adam Smith, By­ung-Chul Han, Han­nah Aren­dt, Dav­id Grae­ber, Ro­land Paulsen, Ju­dith But­ler
Cli­mate think­ing and gov­ernance (learn­ing and edu­ca­tion)
Per­spect­ives: Bruno La­tour, Anna Tsing, Yuk Hui, An­ders Dunker
Cli­mate philo­sophy, Learn­ing and gov­ernance
Per­spect­ives: Bruno La­tour, Anna Tsing, Yuk Hui, An­ders Dunker
Mod­ern work life, free­dom, and stress
Per­spect­ives: Adam Smith, By­ung-Chul Han, Han­nah Aren­dt, Dav­id Grae­ber, Ro­land Paulsen, Ju­dith But­ler
Craft, art and Es­say-writ­ing
Per­spect­ives: Richard Sen­nett, Gilles Deleuze, Wal­ter Ben­jamin
Tech­no­logy, gov­ernance, con­trol, and res­on­ance in or­gan­iz­a­tions
Philo­soph­ic­al per­spect­ives: Hart­mut Rosa, Mats Alvesson, Cath­er­ine Malabou,

Pro­file De­scrip­tion

Background and Introduction 

Phd. In Law & Philosophy 

Doctor-degree in Philosophy (Biopolitics, Ethics and Art).  

Current position: External Lecturer 

My work combines political philosophy, organizational studies, and social innovation. I am particularly interested in how technological governance, digital control, and acceleration transform work, learning, and organizational life, as well as how climate philosophy challenges established ideas of governance, responsibility, and education. Across these fields, I draw on thinkers such as Foucault, Arendt, Agamben, Latour, Deleuze and Rosa. I have more than twenty years of experience teaching and supervising within business humanities and philosophy, including courses on biopolitics, modern work life, ethics, and social innovation. In addition, I have done extensive research in the relation between Literature, Art, Philosophy and Leaning. Research and publication in literature, essays and critical thinking. 

  

Teach­ing

I have more than fifteen years of teaching experience within business humanities and philosophy. My teaching focuses on biopolitics, ethics, modern work life, governance, social innovation, and critical theory. 

Courses taught include: 

  • History of Social Science and Political Philosophy (BA Philosophy) 
  • Modern Work Life and Management (MSc Business Administration and Philosophy) 
  • Biopolitics and Social Innovation (MSc Business Administration and Philosophy) 

 

Publications (overview) 

11 peer-reviewed articles in international journals (8 single-authored, 2 co-authored) including journals such as: I have published my work in Journal of Culture and Organization; Journal of Creativity, Spontaneity and Learning; Kluwer International Press. Series, Scandinavian Studies; The International Journal of Semiotics of Law; Australian Feminist Law Review. Alongside my academic work, I regularly publish essays on philosophy, literature, and art in Le Monde Diplomatique and Modern Times Review. 

  • 11 Danish-language articles in Nordic journals 
  • 9 books 
  • 3 book chapters (1 in English) 
  • 88 essays and articles in Le Monde Diplomatique and Modern Times Review (Ny Tid) 

Links

Pub­lic En­gage­ment

Le Monde Dip­lo­matique:
I am a reg­u­lar con­trib­ut­or and crit­ic for the Nor­we­gi­an edi­tions of Le Monde Dip­lo­matique and Mod­ern Times Re­view, where I pub­lish es­says on philo­sophy, lit­er­at­ure, art, and con­tem­por­ary cul­ture.
Le Monde Diplomatique: