The Consuming BodySAGE Publications, 1994 M11 11 - 256 páginas This book provides a fascinating examination of the relationship between consumption, the idea of the body and the formation of the self. In tracing these connections, The Consuming Body develops a profile of individuality in the late twentieth century - in both its bodily and mental aspects. Pasi Falk offers a major synthesis and critical assessment of the debates surrounding the body, the self and contemporary consumer culture. The author explores two fundamental issues for modern social theory - the delineation of modern consumption and the body's historically changing position in various cultural orders. In the course of his argument he examines both metaphors of consumption and investigates the issues of representation i |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-3 de 63
Página 93
... consumption - even in its modern forms – involves the satisfaction of needs and rational use of tools . But to construct the concept of consumption on these anthropological universals does not lead us to a deeper understanding of the ...
... consumption - even in its modern forms – involves the satisfaction of needs and rational use of tools . But to construct the concept of consumption on these anthropological universals does not lead us to a deeper understanding of the ...
Página 94
... contemporary interpretations of modern consumerism are focused . On the other hand these interpretations attempt to go beyond the two conven- tional models , the first of which is based on production determinism and the second on the ...
... contemporary interpretations of modern consumerism are focused . On the other hand these interpretations attempt to go beyond the two conven- tional models , the first of which is based on production determinism and the second on the ...
Página 144
... modern consumption by reference to ' the culture of narcissism ' ( Lasch , 1980 ) and the ' empty self ' ( Kovel , 1981 : 125 ) of the modern man which must be constantly filled up with all kinds of things – experiences as goods and ...
... modern consumption by reference to ' the culture of narcissism ' ( Lasch , 1980 ) and the ' empty self ' ( Kovel , 1981 : 125 ) of the modern man which must be constantly filled up with all kinds of things – experiences as goods and ...
Contenido
Introduction | 1 |
Body Self and Culture | 10 |
Corporeality and History | 45 |
Derechos de autor | |
Otras 6 secciones no mostradas
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
according actually advert aesthetic Aspirin Asta Nielsen basic Bataille bodily boundaries categorizations characterized conceived concept constitution consumer corporeality cultural deficit defined Derrida diegesis diegetic dimension discourse distinction duality dynamics eating economic edible Elias erotic especially evidential experience expression film formulated Foucault frame story functions Georges Bataille Girard HADACOL hard core hedonist historical human body ideal identity images imaginary imitation implies inedible inside/outside interpretation introjection lack luxury manifested Marcel Mauss marginalist marketing mass meal means mimetic desire mode modern advertising modern consumption modern individual modern society moral mouth nature needs negative neophilia neophilic Norbert Elias object of desire oral patent medicines pleasure pornography positive primarily primitive productivist rational realization realm referring relation relationship representation represented ritual role scheme sense sensory sensual sexual social soul specific structured symbiosis symbolic taboo taste thematized theme transformed transgression wage labourer words