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Abstract

Post-Marxist perspective on consumption views consumers as manipulated, exploited, oppressed, alienated individuals, while Cultural Studies argue that it can be means of resistance. The aim of this paper is to examine different, anthropological perspective on consumption, that puts stress on its creative aspects and perceives it rather from the perspective of individuals, than social forces, processes and structures, which are beyond their control. The paper provides analysis of the phenomenon of appropriation of goods, craft consumption and possession rituals. They focus on both symbolic and physical constructing and "domesticating" of the reality through consumption. The author illustrates these concepts with observed examples or cases obtained from desk research.

Details

Title
KONSUMPCJA JAKO AKTYWNOSC TWÓRCZA/Consumption as creative activity
Author
Iwasinski, Lukasz
Pages
227-238
Publication year
2015
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Jagiellonian University-Jagiellonian University Press
ISSN
1895975X
e-ISSN
20843860
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Polish
ProQuest document ID
1785517812
Copyright
Copyright Jagiellonian University-Jagiellonian University Press 2015