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Material Culture and Mass Consumption
Danny Miller
- 01 Jan 1987
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TL;DR: In this article, a theory of mass consumption is proposed, with a focus on consumption object domains, ideology and interests towards the theory of consumption, and material culture: material culture artefacts in their contexts.
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Abstract: Part 1 Objectification: Hegel and objectification Marx - objectification as rupture Munn - objectification as culture Simmel - objectification as modernity. Part 2 Material culture: material culture artefacts in their contexts. Part 3 Mass consumption: the study of consumption object domains, ideology and interests towards a theory of consumption.
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