Politics, Consumerism, and Technology

Your blogs for this section of the course should cover some of the following topics:

• Politics
• Consumer Culture and Advertising
• Postmodernism
• Technology

In terms of consumer culture and advertising, you may continue to explore the issues connecting Dan Sarmiento's advertising presentation with the Holt and Schor readings. Some questions you might consider:

1) Can you identify other cultural brands today? What sorts of societal tensions do current advertisements seek to heal?

2) What do you think of alternative consumption movements? What are some examples? Do you think we can change the way we consume?

3) How do you see advertising changing? Can you find some examples of advertising expanding beyond the old boundaries of advertisements and into culture?