Sources:
Part One
“The illusionists” (video, episodes 1 & 2, 97 minutes; FIU Li
Sources:
Part One
“The illusionists” (video, episodes 1 & 2, 97 minutes; FIU Library “Search for anything” box)
Part Two
“The bomb under the world” (each video, 55 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkeU4Xojc_sLinks to an external site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ_BB7VEDyQLinks to an external site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0r0Wj-ZI9kLinks to an external site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ObVN4BASxILinks to an external site.
Part Three
“How Kim Kardashian killed the term ‘empowerment’”
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a55017/kim-kardashian-naked-selfie-empowerment/Links to an external site.
“Feminism’s greatest obstacle in the digital age is the commodification of women’s bodies”
https://qz.com/658036/feminisms-greatest-obstacle-in-the-digital-age/Links to an external site.
“The commodification and capitalization of the anti-racism industry”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2021/08/09/the-commodification-and-capitalization-of-the-anti-racism-industry/?sh=28ebdbc14b1eLinks to an external site.
“Pride for sale”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/opinions/pride-for-sale/Links to an external site.
Part Four
“4 marketing tactics e-cigarette companies use to target youths”
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-industry-marketing/4-marketing-tactics-e-cigarette-companies-use-targetLinks to an external site.
“Advertising targets the young in poor countries—with deadly consequences”
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/dec/01/big-tobacco-industry-targets-young-people-poor-countries-smokingLinks to an external site.
“How big business got Brazil hooked on junk food”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/16/health/brazil-obesity-nestle.htmlLinks to an external site.
Part Five
GPCC, chapter 1, “Constructing the consumer”
Discussion post – answer the questions with in-text citation sources
According to GPCC, what have been the four components of the creation of the consumer economy and society since the mid-1800s? Give three examples of each component. According to “The Bomb under the World,” how has consumerism been created in India?
According to “The Illusionists,” how have gender and beauty been commodified globally in recent decades?
According to “How Kim Kardashian …” and “Feminism’s greatest obstacle …,” what is the difference between “feeling empowered,” on the one hand, and having actual power in society, on the other?
What are arguably the social repercussions of the “commodification and capitalization of the anti-racism industry”?
What are arguably the social repercussions of “Pride for sale”?
Discuss three examples of how businesses have businesses marketed unhealthy commodities in poor countries.
How have you yourself been created as a consumer in terms of your social class, sexuality/gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, national citizenship, and geographic location in the world? Discuss this process in terms of the four components of the creation of a consumer economy and society.