Description
| Product ID: | 9780367431624 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Critical Advertising Studies |
| Title: | Consumer Society and Ecological Crisis |
| Authors: | Author: Leslie M. Meier |
| Page Count: | 116 |
| Subjects: | History, Humanities, Media studies, Consumerism, Advertising, News media and journalism, Media, entertainment, information and communication industries, Pollution and threats to the environment, Media studies, Consumerism, Advertising, Press & journalism, Advertising industry, Pollution & threats to the environment |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Consumer Society and Ecological Crisis advances a critique of consumer capitalism and its role in driving environmental degradation and climate crisis, placing a spotlight on how marketing and distribution activities help maintain unsustainable levels of consumption. Consumer Society and Ecological Crisis advances a critique of consumer capitalism and its role in driving environmental degradation and climate crisis, placing a spotlight on how marketing and distribution activities help maintain unsustainable levels of consumption. Rather than focusing on the most visible sites of promotional communication, Meier examines less conspicuous facets of marketing and logistics in distinct chapters on plastic packaging, e-commerce, and sustainability pledges in the fossil fuel sector. These three main chapters each explore links between ecological crisis and consumer capitalism, drawing on critical theory and Marxist thought. The topics of consumer convenience, speed, and economic growth – and the role of fossil fuels as guarantor of these logics of consumer society – unite the critical analysis. Situated in the field of media and communication studies and adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and students in the areas of media and communication studies, cultural studies, sociology, geography, philosophy, political science, and advertising. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-12-15 |
