Cultural studies: the consumer society
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
J Finkelstein
8 points * 2 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
The subject is concerned with the formation of ideas, values and customs expressed in everyday life. Topics include fashions, consumerism, entertainments, privacy, individualism, tourism, etc. Of particular interest will be the relationship between modernity and definitions of personal identity.
Assessment
Written (6000 words, 2 pieces of work): 50% each
Recommended texts
Barthes R Mythologies Paladin, 1973
Eco U Travels in hyperreality Picador, 1987