Articles tagged "consumerism"

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Black Gay Marriage

by Diepiriye Kuku

[24.Aug.09] :. Listening to ‘A Spirited Debate on Gay Marriage’ from the Michael Eric Dyson Show

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To Serve God and Wal-Mart by Bethany Moreton

by Rob Horning

[19.Jul.09] :. As conservative Christianity focused more intently on reaffirming that a woman's real work was domestic and reproductive, Wal-Mart became an ideological ally.

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Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture (book trailer)

by Sarah Zupko

[12.Jun.09] :. Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Atlantic correspondent and journalism professor Ellen Ruppel Shell is an engaging and compelling look at the ramifications of...

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Brand New China by Jing Wang

by Rachel Smucker

[5.Mar.08] :. Written like a college textbook and packaged like a novel, this book blurs the line between storytelling and statistical analysis, making for an interesting, complex read.

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Tourists of History by Marita Sturken

by Ryan Gillespie

[18.Feb.08] :. The idea of education as liberation is a poor one; education might allow a critical perspective on cultural practices, but asserting that ironic frame helps an individual grieve, or mourn, or live a richer and fuller life, is a mistake.

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Dont Panic by Cassandra Wilkinson

by David Pullar

[23.Aug.07] :. Wilkinson gives an interesting and challenging look at what's good about capitalism.

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A reflection of consumerism

by Tirdad Derakhshani [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[22.Aug.07] :. Lindsay Lohan busted for cocaine! Paris Hilton: I hate prison food! Angelina Jolie takes her kids bowling—in France! We’ve become junkies—craving more and more news about a...

The Culture Code by Clotaire Rapaille

by Graziella Jackson

[23.Jul.07] :. The Culture Code is American to its core.

Love and shopping

by Rob Horning

[8.Aug.05] :. The way passionate love is sold in novels and films and pop music has a lot in common with the way shopping is celebrated by the more narratively inclined forms of advertising. I used to think about...