{"product_id":"9780335221523","title":"Radical Consumption: Shopping for change in contemporary culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eEthical consumption, fair trade, consumer protests, brand backlashes, green goods, boycotts and downshifting: these are all now familiar consumer activities - and in some cases, are almost mainstream. They are part of the expanding field of 'radical consumption' in a world where we are encouraged to shop for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut just how radical are these forms of consumption? This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to examining contemporary radical consumption, analyzing its possibilities and problems, moralities, methods of mediation and its connections to wider cultural formations of production and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJo Littler argues that we require a more expansive vocabulary and to open up new approaches of enquiry in order to understand the area's many contradictions, strengths and weaknesses. Drawing on a number of contemporary theories, terms and debates in media and cultural studies, she uses a range of specific case studies to bring theory to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy analysing practices of radical consumption, the book explores a number of key questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Is ethical consumption merely a sop for the middle classes?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What are the contradictions of green consumption?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Should we understand corporate social responsibility as a form of consumer-oriented greenwash? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Who benefits from the new forms of cosmopolitan caring consumption?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Can such forms of consumption ever move beyond their niche market status to become an effective political force? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Can we really buy our way to a better, more equitable or sustainable future? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadical Consumption\u003c\/i\u003e is important reading for cultural, media and sociology students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010816819440,"sku":"9780335221523","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780335221523_p0.jpg?v=1763686270","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780335221523","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}