place, identity and culture (placing identity)

how many classes are there by BBC (2015)

7

what does Ferree et al (1999) say about placing identity?

there are “gendered assumptions built into most job descriptions and job assignments, as well as variations in pay scales”

what is identity work?

being an influencer where you are influencing change in identity in certain ways. e.g., influencers must appeal to audiences in certain ways to influence their identity (Marwick, 2015)

what does Mike Craig (1998) say about identity and place?

people ‘define themselves through a sense of place’

what do Massey and Jess (1995) say about space?

social relations construct forms of social space.

key reading: Peter Jackson (1989): what does he talk about?

discusses diversity of identity and how it ‘isn’t something you can easily express in words’ but also may be affected by the time or place you are in.

what is an example of pop culture and consumption?

the ‘mcdonaldization’ - consumption of worldwide names e.g., Big Mac, le Big Mac, Eine Big Mac.

what is an example of a consumption practice?

tourism: paying admission, buying souvenirs.

what is the tourist gaze?

e.g., ‘rural idyll’ → myths or ideas about landscapes or localities - rural idyll linking to how people talk about the countryside being desirable.