Consumption Week! by https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb ideas and activities en-us 2020-04-13 11:12:33 UTC 2023-03-05 00:21:53 UTC hello@padlet.com How is Corona virus hitting the fashion industry? fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/504387037 2020-04-13 11:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/504387037 Further reading on fashion under Corona Virus fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/504389304 2020-04-13 11:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/504389304 Further Reading on fashion under Corona Virus: Will the fashion show fundamentally change following Covid 19? fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/504390363 2020-04-13 11:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/504390363 WELCOME TO CONSUMPTION WEEK! fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533215734 This week we will ask these questions:

  • What do we mean when we use the word consumption?

  • How and why do we consume? 

  • How are our consumption habits likely to change because of the current crisis?

  • What haven't we asked which we should be asking?

]]> 2020-04-27 11:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533215734 What do we mean when we use the word consumption? READ / WATCH / ANSWER / WRITE / 15 MINS fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533226933   ]]> 2020-04-27 12:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533226933 Consumption has two meanings. fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533246935 The act of buying and using things which is the type of consumption reflected in the Gurskey image]]> 2020-04-27 12:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533246935 This is a image by a photographer named Andreas Gursky from 1999, we looked at one of his images of trainers in a previous week. He is interested in consumption and how we consume. fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533266366
What do you think this image is saying about our consumption today?]]> 2020-04-27 12:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533266366 fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533289068 But it also has another meaning. This painting by Edvard Munch called The Sick Child of 1907 draws upon Munch’s memory of his sister Sophie’s death from tuberculosis at the age of fifteen.   Consumption is another word for Tuberculosis or TB.]]> 2020-04-27 12:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533289068 In what way does the way we use the word consumption today, reflect the second of these meanings? Can you comment below?: fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533339628 2020-04-27 12:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533339628 How are our consumption habits likely to change because of the current crisis? READ / WRITE 5 MINS fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533375036

]]> 2020-04-27 13:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533375036 When we think about consumption we ask how what we buy and use relates to our identities, values, class, cultural background and our emotions. The two theorists below and on the right, were writing in the nineteenth and early twentieth century but they are still important to how we think about consumption today. fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533481434 2020-04-27 13:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533481434 This is Karl Marx 1818 - 1883! fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533807471 Marx's ideas about society, economics and politics form the basis of much of contemporary thought and analysis about consumption.

Marx used the term 'commodity fetishism' to explain that under the capitalist system in which we live, once an object has been assigned a monetary value, it is 'fetishised'. This means that consumers come to believe that the object’s value appears to come from the commodity itself, rather than the human labour that has produced it.   


Can you think of a specific example and explain how we might apply this idea of commodity fetishism, e.g. designer trainer collaborations. Write down your example below and explain why this might be an example of commodity fetishism.]]> 2020-04-27 15:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/533807471 Is digital photography a form of consumption? fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534091846 How do we make our cultural consumption conspicuous?]]> 2020-04-27 16:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534091846 fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534105014 2020-04-27 16:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534105014 And a different perspective... almost twenty years ago artist Michael Landy decided to destroy all his possessions. fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534121641 Michael Landy did this in 2001 but today –  with the prevalence of videos such as the one above - it seems more relevant to your consumer driven society than ever.  What do you think?]]> 2020-04-27 16:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534121641 How and why do we consume? And how can we take a stand against overconsumption? READ / WATCH / WRITE 10 MINS fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534143009 2020-04-27 16:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534143009 CONCLUSION. Consumption is an enormous topic that we can investigate in lots of different ways. What interests you about how, why and what we consume? What have we missed out or what questions should we have asked about consumption ? Tell us below. fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534319699 Did you read all the posts written responses and have you commented where prompted? 

If you have any questions please contact Fran or Carole at:
f.carter@rave.ac.uk
or 
c.evans@rave.ac.uk ]]> 2020-04-27 18:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/534319699 Further Research: fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536522544 Watch this documentary which explores the art world of the 21st century and examines the place of art in our money-driven, consumer-based society.  A perfect illustration of Marx's ideas of commodity fetishism.]]> 2020-04-28 14:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536522544 fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536753917 2020-04-28 15:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536753917 The theory bit... This is Thorstein Veblen1857 -1929. We talked about him in Textual Analysis week when we talked about trainers! He invented the term 'conspicuous consumption' fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536800101

]]> 2020-04-28 15:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536800101 fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536811734 2020-04-28 15:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536811734 How do you consume conspicuously? fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536818592 Add a photo to the Padlet (or upload one to Aula) - something you feel is an example of your own conspicuous consumption!

]]> 2020-04-28 15:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536818592 fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536967906 2020-04-28 16:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/536967906 How are we displaying our 'sartorial capital' now that we are in lockdown? fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/537021093 Writers on fashion consumption broadly agree that we consume fashion in order to mark ourselves out as either part of a group or to differentiate ourselves from others.  Fashion theorist Carol Tulloch explains fashion consumption as 'the construction of self through the assemblage of garments, accessories and beauty regimes that may, or may not, be 'in fashion' at the time of use'. 

She describes our fashion consumption as 'an aspect of autobiography of oneself through the clothing choices and individual makes' (Tulloch 2010, p274)

But what happens to the construction of self identity when we are in lockdown?  Read the article below, what does it say and what do you think? Comment below]]> 2020-04-28 17:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/537021093 Find two photos from your own Instagram or Facebook in which you are doing what is described in the article - upload them below fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/537041851 2020-04-28 17:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/537041851 WASTE: Look, Research. cevans143 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/539311407 With consumption, comes waste.

The effect of waste on our planet has become well known in recent years, particularly the effect of plastic on our oceans and the waste created by the fashion industry.

Mandy Barker is a photographer who is dedicated to highlighting the extent of plastic waste. Have a look at her website below.

Do you think her work is helpful in raising awareness about waste?

RESEARCH: Have a look for other photographers who are dedicated to documenting the impact our over consumption has on the planet. List them in the comments below.

]]> 2020-04-29 14:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/539311407 Further watching. If you want to understand Marxism, try this. fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/539718893 2020-04-29 16:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/539718893 Unboxing under the lockdown... we may all feel the need for a little 'treat' but how can we explain the 'ideology' of these videos in the light of the theory and ideas you've just been reading / watching? fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/539826146 Watch the video, how would you explain this phenomena and is the current crisis impacting on how you think about it?
Please comment below...]]> 2020-04-29 17:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/539826146 cfirth7 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/542460590 2020-04-30 16:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/542460590 Communicating a certain lifestyle to acquaintances 96657718 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/550003947 2020-05-04 17:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/550003947 96657718 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/550010193 2020-05-04 17:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/550010193 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/551681032 2020-05-05 10:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/551681032 How we consume public art. fcarter24 https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/552319928 2020-05-05 14:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/fcarter24/eeq9oem6e73x9sfb/wish/552319928