From the Margins to the Centre - Cultural Production and Consumption in the Post-Industrial City

List of contents

Contents: Fordism, post-Fordism and the contemporary city; Left loafing: city cultures and postmodern lifestyles; Regional variations: northernness and new urban economies of hedonism; The interchangeable roles of the producer, consumer and cultural intermediary. The new pop fashion designer; The ecstasy of urban regeneration: regulation of the night-time economy in the transition to a post-Fordist city; The space that difference makes: negotiation urban identities through consumption practices; The city as a site of ethical consumption and resistance; Capitalist enterprise as a moral or political crusade: opportunities, constraints and contractions; Shouting in the street: popular culture, values and the new ethnography.

About the author

Justin O’Connor, Derek Wynne

Summary

As part of the "Popular Culture in the City" series, this volume examines cultural production and consumption in the post-industrial city. Topics covered include the interchangeable roles of the producer, consumer and cultural intermediary, and the city as a site of ethical consumption.

Product details

• Authors: Justin O’Connor, Justin Wynne Oconnor, Justin O'Connor, Justin O''connor, Justin Wynne O''connor, O'Connor Justin, Derek Wynne, Wynne Derek
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138416130
• ISBN: 978-1-138-41613-0
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Popular Cultural Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Society and culture: general