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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... actional ( temporal ) , referring both to difference and the act of ' deferring ' . Both of these principles express a stance critical of structuralistic orthodoxy while the third one , the rejection of the 4 THE CONSUMING BODY.
... actional ( temporal ) , referring both to difference and the act of ' deferring ' . Both of these principles express a stance critical of structuralistic orthodoxy while the third one , the rejection of the 4 THE CONSUMING BODY.
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... referring to the fact that taste sensations never exist divorced from the realm of represen- tations , we may still see the relevance of the idea according to which the judgement of taste is made individual , implying that the inside ...
... referring to the fact that taste sensations never exist divorced from the realm of represen- tations , we may still see the relevance of the idea according to which the judgement of taste is made individual , implying that the inside ...
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... referring here to the mouth's role in the bidirectional flows of respiration , which is a simple necessity and as such lies out of control . Neither am I dealing with the concrete physiological reverse of eating , that is , vomiting ...
... referring here to the mouth's role in the bidirectional flows of respiration , which is a simple necessity and as such lies out of control . Neither am I dealing with the concrete physiological reverse of eating , that is , vomiting ...
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... referring to the birth of a human being not only in biological ( neonate ) but also in mental ( self ) and cultural ( subject ) terms – whatever culturally specific form this process acquires . — The missing bricks for the bridge are ...
... referring to the birth of a human being not only in biological ( neonate ) but also in mental ( self ) and cultural ( subject ) terms – whatever culturally specific form this process acquires . — The missing bricks for the bridge are ...
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... referring to a separate realm distinct from religious , political and social ones . On the other hand , the former ( barter ) is conceived of as a more or less distinct form located in between the reciprocal ( gift ) exchange and ...
... referring to a separate realm distinct from religious , political and social ones . On the other hand , the former ( barter ) is conceived of as a more or less distinct form located in between the reciprocal ( gift ) exchange and ...
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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