ANTH 365 - Consumption,Culture& Modernity

Credits: 4

Examines how consumption has been linked to modernity and postmodernity. It focuses on both political economic and cultural interpretations of consumption. Topics include: gendered nature of consumption; markets, commodities and gifts; style; fashion; aestheticization; spaces and places of consumption; shopping; ethical and green consumption; inequality; consumer culture. Discussions will focus on how consumption is linked to concerns with the self, identity, and the individual. Sociocultural anthro course. Prerequisite: ANTH 166 or consent of instructor.