Laurie A Meamber
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 114953 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Laurie A Meamber |
| NOMBRES | Laurie A |
| APELLIDO | Meamber |
| FIRMA | MEAMBER L A |
| AFILIACIONES | George Mason University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8895-7581 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 34 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Fashion in consumer culture
This chapter focuses on clothing and personal adornment and appearance, what role they play in the daily lives of fashion-conscious consumers, and the breadth of their exposure to fellow consumers. It discusses fashion as a process in which the fashion system and object as well as fashion-related behaviors are aesthetic representations embedded in consumer culture. Fashion-related behavior can represent a conscious effort to be socially provocati…
Commentary on learning to talk like an (urban) woodsman
Rebekah Modrak's Learning to Talk like an (Urban) Woodsman: An Artistic Intervention project presents an artistic critique of the Best Made Co. lifestyle “axe” brand. The article and the Re Made Co. “plunger” art piece it describes engage directly with issues discussed by brand researchers and other scholars, such as the strategic use of appealing design and product aesthetics, the sign value of brands, and the creation of brand identity and cult…
"Consuming the "world
The postmodern marketplace has been marked by the increasing popularity of the past and a contemporary quest for history that are celebrated through consumption. This trend points to the recurring motivational theme of escape from the perceived fragmentation, instability, and inauthenticity of postmodern life. This theme of escape subsequently leads to a search for an “authentic” world of the past. In the process of constructing this “authentic” …
Disney and the presentation of colonial America
This paper uses the concepts of Disneyfication and Disneyization to discuss the (re)presentation of history at Disney’s American Adventure, Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Colonial Williamsburg. It is argued that these historical properties to varying degrees have adopted Disney principles. While the discussion focuses upon the Disney‐like experiences of colonial America at these sites, the piece concludes with a comment on the Disneyesque nature o…
The aesthetics of consumption and the consumer as an aesthetic subject
This paper examines aesthetics in everyday consumption practices and patterns. Combining aesthetic theory with prior work of consumer scholars to support our theoretical framework, we investigate empirically the following issues: the integration of aesthetics into everyday consumption, the distinction between everyday aesthetics and of the arts, and the relationship between aestheti cs and the construction of meaning and identity. In addition, we…
The aesthetics of consumption and the consumer as an aesthetic subject
This paper examines aesthetics in everyday consumption practices and patterns. Combining aesthetic theory with prior work of consumer scholars to support our theoretical framework, we investigate empirically the following issues: the integration of aesthetics into everyday consumption, the distinction between everyday aesthetics and of the arts, and the relationship between aestheti cs and the construction of meaning and identity. In addition, we…
"Consuming the "world
The postmodern marketplace has been marked by the increasing popularity of the past and a contemporary quest for history that are celebrated through consumption. This trend points to the recurring motivational theme of escape from the perceived fragmentation, instability, and inauthenticity of postmodern life. This theme of escape subsequently leads to a search for an “authentic” world of the past. In the process of constructing this “authentic” …
Disney and the presentation of colonial America
This paper uses the concepts of Disneyfication and Disneyization to discuss the (re)presentation of history at Disney’s American Adventure, Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Colonial Williamsburg. It is argued that these historical properties to varying degrees have adopted Disney principles. While the discussion focuses upon the Disney‐like experiences of colonial America at these sites, the piece concludes with a comment on the Disneyesque nature o…
Commentary on learning to talk like an (urban) woodsman
Rebekah Modrak's Learning to Talk like an (Urban) Woodsman: An Artistic Intervention project presents an artistic critique of the Best Made Co. lifestyle “axe” brand. The article and the Re Made Co. “plunger” art piece it describes engage directly with issues discussed by brand researchers and other scholars, such as the strategic use of appealing design and product aesthetics, the sign value of brands, and the creation of brand identity and cult…
The aesthetics of consumption and the consumer as an aesthetic subject
This paper examines aesthetics in everyday consumption practices and patterns. Combining aesthetic theory with prior work of consumer scholars to support our theoretical framework, we investigate empirically the following issues: the integration of aesthetics into everyday consumption, the distinction between everyday aesthetics and of the arts, and the relationship between aestheti cs and the construction of meaning and identity. In addition, we…
"Consuming the "world
The postmodern marketplace has been marked by the increasing popularity of the past and a contemporary quest for history that are celebrated through consumption. This trend points to the recurring motivational theme of escape from the perceived fragmentation, instability, and inauthenticity of postmodern life. This theme of escape subsequently leads to a search for an “authentic” world of the past. In the process of constructing this “authentic” …
Disney and the presentation of colonial America
This paper uses the concepts of Disneyfication and Disneyization to discuss the (re)presentation of history at Disney’s American Adventure, Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Colonial Williamsburg. It is argued that these historical properties to varying degrees have adopted Disney principles. While the discussion focuses upon the Disney‐like experiences of colonial America at these sites, the piece concludes with a comment on the Disneyesque nature o…
Commentary on learning to talk like an (urban) woodsman
Rebekah Modrak's Learning to Talk like an (Urban) Woodsman: An Artistic Intervention project presents an artistic critique of the Best Made Co. lifestyle “axe” brand. The article and the Re Made Co. “plunger” art piece it describes engage directly with issues discussed by brand researchers and other scholars, such as the strategic use of appealing design and product aesthetics, the sign value of brands, and the creation of brand identity and cult…
Fashion in consumer culture
This chapter focuses on clothing and personal adornment and appearance, what role they play in the daily lives of fashion-conscious consumers, and the breadth of their exposure to fellow consumers. It discusses fashion as a process in which the fashion system and object as well as fashion-related behaviors are aesthetic representations embedded in consumer culture. Fashion-related behavior can represent a conscious effort to be socially provocati…
Aesthetics (5 obras) · Art (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Media, Gender, and Advertising (3 obras) · Psychology (3 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras) · Consumption (sociology (2 obras)