Alison Hulme
Biographic Data
| ID | 512479 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Hulme |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison |
| FAMILY NAME | Hulme |
| SIGNATURE | HULME A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Northampton |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2651-3520 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
On the Commodity Trail
Following the journey of eight bargain store objects, Alison Hulme reveals the complex story behind society’s simplest and cheapest commodities. Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project, On the Commodity Trail explores the colourful and fascinating histories of everyday objects.Along the way, we observe raw materials on municipal rubbish dumps in China, newly re-made products in the world’s largest wholesale market, and take a journey across…
Austerity and everyday life
The hedonic delights of frugality
This article explores the attitudes of pound store shoppers in the United Kingdom and the ways in which ‘consumptive thrift’ (spending to save) has become embedded in popular culture. Through an analysis of ethnography carried out in low-income urban areas with regular pound store shoppers, it argues that a culture of bargain seeking exists, which is unique to the current era. While in previous eras hedonic pleasures were acknowledged, including …
Discovering a ‘post-revolutionary’ sense of place in China’s small commodity city of Yiwu
The ‘small commodity city' of Yiwu in China specialises in low-end products, enjoying economic success due to its early establishment of private enterprise, yet relying upon traditional forms of solidarity as well as those provided by the structures of the market. It has ‘history', but one that has been reconstructed beyond all recognition. Drawing primarily upon the work of Doreen Massey, this article explores the burgeoning sense of place in Yi…
The ‘Fool’s Cap’ map of the world
The ‘Fool’s Cap’ map of the world is thought to date from the late sixteenth century and is often attributed to a little-known Christian sect called the Familists. It places a map of the world in the place of a face inside a jester’s cap, playing upon the subversive figure of the jester and his ability to ridicule those in control. The Familists were cosmopolitan and valued the idea of the world citizen, but insisted upon self-reflection, in ways…
Importing the night market
London is witnessing an increasingly frequent occurrence of “Asian-style” night markets, especially in the form of “pop-ups” in run-down areas and derelict urban spaces. Such spaces are fashionable and highly popular, offering an aesthetic that plays upon “Asian” styles. They exist in areas that the largely middle-class clientele (who do not live there) feel are “cool” and “edgy.” The popularity of the night market as a food aesthetic and dining …
Following the (unfollowable) thing
The past few decades have seen many studies that 'follow-the-thing' by tracing an object back to its origins. In carrying out my own thing-following, however, I found the objects I chose were at times unfollowable, their trajectories highly changeable and punctuated by numerous ruptures. This article explores how we might progress with a methodology born in an age of early globalisation, when tracing things was easier and more surprising than tod…
The rise and rise of the pound store
British high streets have seen a huge increase in the number of pound stores over the past 5 years. Large pound store chains are now appearing in middle class areas as well as those that are less economically prosperous. Their spaces are functional in the extreme in terms of layout, organization of products, and aesthetics. They are as far removed from glamourous department store window displays as it is possible to be. However, with this functio…
Yu, LiAnne
Anthropos , Seite 672 - 672
Changing Landscape of China's Consumerism
Geographies of food
This third and final 'Geographies of food' review is based on an online blog conversation provoked by the first and second reviews in the series (Cook et al., 2006; 2008a). Authors of the work featured in these reviews - plus others whose work was not but should have been featured - were invited to respond to them, to talk about their own and other people's work, and to enter into conversations about - and in the process review - other/new work w…
Following the (unfollowable) thing
The past few decades have seen many studies that 'follow-the-thing' by tracing an object back to its origins. In carrying out my own thing-following, however, I found the objects I chose were at times unfollowable, their trajectories highly changeable and punctuated by numerous ruptures. This article explores how we might progress with a methodology born in an age of early globalisation, when tracing things was easier and more surprising than tod…
Geographies of food
This third and final 'Geographies of food' review is based on an online blog conversation provoked by the first and second reviews in the series (Cook et al., 2006; 2008a). Authors of the work featured in these reviews - plus others whose work was not but should have been featured - were invited to respond to them, to talk about their own and other people's work, and to enter into conversations about - and in the process review - other/new work w…
Discovering a ‘post-revolutionary’ sense of place in China’s small commodity city of Yiwu
The ‘small commodity city' of Yiwu in China specialises in low-end products, enjoying economic success due to its early establishment of private enterprise, yet relying upon traditional forms of solidarity as well as those provided by the structures of the market. It has ‘history', but one that has been reconstructed beyond all recognition. Drawing primarily upon the work of Doreen Massey, this article explores the burgeoning sense of place in Yi…
Importing the night market
London is witnessing an increasingly frequent occurrence of “Asian-style” night markets, especially in the form of “pop-ups” in run-down areas and derelict urban spaces. Such spaces are fashionable and highly popular, offering an aesthetic that plays upon “Asian” styles. They exist in areas that the largely middle-class clientele (who do not live there) feel are “cool” and “edgy.” The popularity of the night market as a food aesthetic and dining …
The hedonic delights of frugality
This article explores the attitudes of pound store shoppers in the United Kingdom and the ways in which ‘consumptive thrift’ (spending to save) has become embedded in popular culture. Through an analysis of ethnography carried out in low-income urban areas with regular pound store shoppers, it argues that a culture of bargain seeking exists, which is unique to the current era. While in previous eras hedonic pleasures were acknowledged, including …
The ‘Fool’s Cap’ map of the world
The ‘Fool’s Cap’ map of the world is thought to date from the late sixteenth century and is often attributed to a little-known Christian sect called the Familists. It places a map of the world in the place of a face inside a jester’s cap, playing upon the subversive figure of the jester and his ability to ridicule those in control. The Familists were cosmopolitan and valued the idea of the world citizen, but insisted upon self-reflection, in ways…
Geographies of food
This third and final 'Geographies of food' review is based on an online blog conversation provoked by the first and second reviews in the series (Cook et al., 2006; 2008a). Authors of the work featured in these reviews - plus others whose work was not but should have been featured - were invited to respond to them, to talk about their own and other people's work, and to enter into conversations about - and in the process review - other/new work w…
Changing Landscape of China's Consumerism
Yu, LiAnne
Anthropos , Seite 672 - 672
The rise and rise of the pound store
British high streets have seen a huge increase in the number of pound stores over the past 5 years. Large pound store chains are now appearing in middle class areas as well as those that are less economically prosperous. Their spaces are functional in the extreme in terms of layout, organization of products, and aesthetics. They are as far removed from glamourous department store window displays as it is possible to be. However, with this functio…
Importing the night market
London is witnessing an increasingly frequent occurrence of “Asian-style” night markets, especially in the form of “pop-ups” in run-down areas and derelict urban spaces. Such spaces are fashionable and highly popular, offering an aesthetic that plays upon “Asian” styles. They exist in areas that the largely middle-class clientele (who do not live there) feel are “cool” and “edgy.” The popularity of the night market as a food aesthetic and dining …
Following the (unfollowable) thing
The past few decades have seen many studies that 'follow-the-thing' by tracing an object back to its origins. In carrying out my own thing-following, however, I found the objects I chose were at times unfollowable, their trajectories highly changeable and punctuated by numerous ruptures. This article explores how we might progress with a methodology born in an age of early globalisation, when tracing things was easier and more surprising than tod…
The ‘Fool’s Cap’ map of the world
The ‘Fool’s Cap’ map of the world is thought to date from the late sixteenth century and is often attributed to a little-known Christian sect called the Familists. It places a map of the world in the place of a face inside a jester’s cap, playing upon the subversive figure of the jester and his ability to ridicule those in control. The Familists were cosmopolitan and valued the idea of the world citizen, but insisted upon self-reflection, in ways…
Austerity and everyday life
The hedonic delights of frugality
This article explores the attitudes of pound store shoppers in the United Kingdom and the ways in which ‘consumptive thrift’ (spending to save) has become embedded in popular culture. Through an analysis of ethnography carried out in low-income urban areas with regular pound store shoppers, it argues that a culture of bargain seeking exists, which is unique to the current era. While in previous eras hedonic pleasures were acknowledged, including …
Discovering a ‘post-revolutionary’ sense of place in China’s small commodity city of Yiwu
The ‘small commodity city' of Yiwu in China specialises in low-end products, enjoying economic success due to its early establishment of private enterprise, yet relying upon traditional forms of solidarity as well as those provided by the structures of the market. It has ‘history', but one that has been reconstructed beyond all recognition. Drawing primarily upon the work of Doreen Massey, this article explores the burgeoning sense of place in Yi…
On the Commodity Trail
Following the journey of eight bargain store objects, Alison Hulme reveals the complex story behind society’s simplest and cheapest commodities. Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project, On the Commodity Trail explores the colourful and fascinating histories of everyday objects.Along the way, we observe raw materials on municipal rubbish dumps in China, newly re-made products in the world’s largest wholesale market, and take a journey across…
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Economy (4 works) · Social science (4 works)