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The first signs of the re-emergence of Bauman's clashing status and eventual fate occur in 1953 where on the day of the "discovery" of the Doctor's Plot, Bauman is summarily dismissed from the army. Here Wagner has some important points about the nature of theoretical work, arguing against, in Bauman's words, the notion of the theorist as an "old wolf" who "works alone" (p. 335) and instead highlighting the many connections and collaborations Bauman was part of. It is this final question which provides the key orientation point of Wagner's study of Bauman and, in attempting to answer it, Wagner provokes new insights into Bauman's work. Wagner ends on somewhat of an optimistic note, saying Bauman was able in some ways to craft a new master status, that of being "Zygmunt Bauman", however the story that comes over here was one in which Bauman's master status was, in most cases, decided for him. [Extracted from the article]

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