Sociologists have always dabbled with the study of consumption, yet this area has remained relatively peripheral to the discipline. Though early sociologists, like Marx and Weber, took an interest in the study of consumption, many constructive and creative approaches towards the study of consumption have come out of more specialized areas, like feminist or cultural studies. The growing field of culture in mainstream sociology has led to a re-examination of consumption issues within the discipline more generally, and perhaps even indicates a “consumption turn” in cultural sociology. For this session, we seek to showcase scholarship on consumer culture; approaches can be those that look to expand disciplinary boundaries, or rejuvenate classic sociological traditions. Potential paper topics include (but are not restricted to) ethical consumption, the politics of consumption, shopping, food and consumption, consumer culture, consuming bodies, identity and consumption, “edgy” or unconventional consumption, consumer trends, etc.
Session Organizer: Sarah Cappeliez, PhD Student, University of Toronto, sarah.cappeliez@mail.utoronto.ca
Session Co-organizer: Josée Johnston, University of Toronto, josee.johnston@utoronto.ca
This popular session has been divided into four sub-sessions.
Consumption and Ethics
Session Code: SCul5-A
Session Chair: Josée Johnston, University of Toronto
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Consumption and Food
Session Code: SCul5-B
Session Chair: Sarah Cappeliez, University of Toronto
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Consumption, gender, and sexuality
Session Code: SCul5-C
Session Chair: Sarah Knudson, St. Thomas More College (University of Saskatoon)
Session Discussant: Diana Miller, University of Toronto
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Counter-cultural / consumption at the margins
Session Code: SCul5-D
Session Chair: Sarah Cappeliez, University of Toronto
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