CULT 201

BLOCK THREE: THE POLITICS OF CONSUMER CULTURE

Week 18 2/03/04: The Politics of Consumer Culture (Lecturer: Scott Wilson)

Edward Bernays 'Torches of Freedom'

Seminar: The manipulations of capitalist culture
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Week 19 9/3/04: Cultural Activism: Culture Jamming (Lecturer: Imogen Tyler)

Tim Jordan. 'Culture Jamming and Semiotic Terrorism' from Activism!: Direct Action, Hacktivism and the Future of Society London: Reaktion, 2002.

Naomi Klein. 'Culture Jamming: Ads Under Attack' from No Logo. Flamingo, 2000

For background reading on Anti-Capitalism for week 19 also read following short extracts this week:

'Glossary' from Yeun (eds). The Battle of Seattle: The New Challenge to Capitalist Globalisation. Soft Skull, 2001.

Susan George, 'Corporate Globalisation' from Bircham, Emma (ed). Anti-capitalism : a guide to the movement. London : Bookmark Publications, 2001.

Seminar: Cultural Activism and Semiotics in Action