The Consuming BodyThis 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 |
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Page 126
... Representing whom - representing what ? It seems clear that Girard is aware of the changed role of mimetic desire in the ' modern world ' ( Girard , 1987 : 284-98 ) . He points to the decline of ritual means of excluding mimetic rivalry ...
... Representing whom - representing what ? It seems clear that Girard is aware of the changed role of mimetic desire in the ' modern world ' ( Girard , 1987 : 284-98 ) . He points to the decline of ritual means of excluding mimetic rivalry ...
Page 131
... representing perfection = representing ' good ' = representing something lacking.34 - But , as noted above , the unrepresentable representation – as perfection or plain ' good ' - is only the ultimate ideal goal beyond the horizon of ...
... representing perfection = representing ' good ' = representing something lacking.34 - But , as noted above , the unrepresentable representation – as perfection or plain ' good ' - is only the ultimate ideal goal beyond the horizon of ...
Page 176
... represented in these Victorian adverts ( but which does not as such refer to the actual product ) still appears as a guarantee which , in the form of a simple juxtaposition , still refers to the actual product . The relationship is not ...
... represented in these Victorian adverts ( but which does not as such refer to the actual product ) still appears as a guarantee which , in the form of a simple juxtaposition , still refers to the actual product . The relationship is not ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Body Self and Culture | 10 |
Corporeality and History | 45 |
Copyright | |
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