Théo Simoncelli – PhD student in political science (UdeM)

Théo Simoncelli is a PhD student in political science at the University of Montreal. He holds a master’s degree in Political Studies from EHESS Paris, where his thesis provided an overview of the ideas of authors Aldous Huxley and George Orwell through their dystopian novels “Brave New World” (1932) and “1984” (1949). The aim of his research was to examine the evolution of forms of social control in our present time. By choosing these authors, he was able to analyze two different yet complementary visions of authority. After gaining two years of experience in a human resources consulting firm, Théo resumed his research to explore the evolution of these forms of control within the framework of the modernity project in Western democracies. More specifically, his thesis focuses on the role of “happiness” as a new form of modern conditioning in the “society of acceleration” presented by Hartmut Rosa.

Mail: theo.simoncelli@umontreal.ca


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