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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Page 18
... realm of the visible , through the eating eyes . " 11 In Otto Fenichel's words , The primitive reactions of imitating what is perceived and the oral introjection of what is perceived belong close together . [ ... ] The concept of a ...
... realm of the visible , through the eating eyes . " 11 In Otto Fenichel's words , The primitive reactions of imitating what is perceived and the oral introjection of what is perceived belong close together . [ ... ] The concept of a ...
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... 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 economic market - exchange ...
... 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 economic market - exchange ...
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... realm of threefold ' judgement ' called the mouth - which then , as a model ( paradigma ) , is extended to less concrete modes of incorporation mediated by other senses . Eating is turned into a problem not only as ' over - eating ...
... realm of threefold ' judgement ' called the mouth - which then , as a model ( paradigma ) , is extended to less concrete modes of incorporation mediated by other senses . Eating is turned into a problem not only as ' over - eating ...
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... realm of representations , which then leads us to a rather odd- sounding conclusion : the oral character of the modern individual self cannot be traced back to the ingestive functions of the mouth but must be conceived of as an overall ...
... realm of representations , which then leads us to a rather odd- sounding conclusion : the oral character of the modern individual self cannot be traced back to the ingestive functions of the mouth but must be conceived of as an overall ...
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... realm of relatively free - moving subjects and objects ( that is , commodities ) without , however , being reducible to the latter . Speech sociability does not function as a structuring principle of modern society and it cannot be ...
... realm of relatively free - moving subjects and objects ( that is , commodities ) without , however , being reducible to the latter . Speech sociability does not function as a structuring principle of modern society and it cannot be ...
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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