The Consuming BodyThis is 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. He 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 in advertising and pornography. |
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... introjection ' modelled by the oral one ( N.O. Brown , 1966 : 122 ) , the interpretation becomes problematic . Or , in another formulation , if the eye functions as a ' contact at distance ' ( Blanchot , 1977 ) , the very distinction ...
... introjection ' modelled by the oral one ( N.O. Brown , 1966 : 122 ) , the interpretation becomes problematic . Or , in another formulation , if the eye functions as a ' contact at distance ' ( Blanchot , 1977 ) , the very distinction ...
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... introjection ( first introduced by Ferenczi ) and that of imitation , which are actually structured according to the mouth / eye distinction ( cf. Fenichel , 1982 : 36–9 [ 1946 ] ) . Introjection is the oral mode of self - formation in ...
... introjection ( first introduced by Ferenczi ) and that of imitation , which are actually structured according to the mouth / eye distinction ( cf. Fenichel , 1982 : 36–9 [ 1946 ] ) . Introjection is the oral mode of self - formation in ...
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... introjection of what is perceived belong close together . [ ... ] The concept of a primary identification denotes that actually ' putting into the mouth ' and ' imitation for perception's sake ' are one and the same and represent the ...
... introjection of what is perceived belong close together . [ ... ] The concept of a primary identification denotes that actually ' putting into the mouth ' and ' imitation for perception's sake ' are one and the same and represent the ...
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... ( introjection ) and what should be kept outside or must be expelled if it has managed to get inside ( projection ) . In bodily ( oral ) terms , the binary opposition acquires the form edible versus inedible ( see above pp . 16–17 ) . But ...
... ( introjection ) and what should be kept outside or must be expelled if it has managed to get inside ( projection ) . In bodily ( oral ) terms , the binary opposition acquires the form edible versus inedible ( see above pp . 16–17 ) . But ...
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Contents
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Chapter 3 Corporeality and History | 45 |
Chapter 4 Towards an Historical Anthropology of Taste | 68 |
Chapter 5 Consuming Desire | 93 |
on the Genealogy of modern advertising | 151 |
Chapter 7 Pornography and the Representation of Presence | 186 |
References | 218 |
Name Index | 232 |
Subject Index | 235 |
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