Leisure, media and consumerism in relation to identity

What does Baudrillard say about the postmodern world?

It is media saturated

What 2 things does Strinati claim influence consumer choices?

Mass media and pop culture

What does Bradley say about globalisation and identity?

It creates new identities via the intersection and interaction between cultures

Why does Featherstone think shopping is important?

It allows us to buy our way into different identities and lifestyles. Even our bodies can be bought via cosmetics and hegemonic beauty standards

What does Goddens mean by the reflexive self?

That our lives are a constant cycle of identity creation and evaluation

What do Bauman and May say about modern consumer attitudes?

The product itself does not matter nearly as much as the brand which is a lifestyle symbol. Bauman once said that life is now a shopping mall

Summarize Urry’s idea of the tourist gaze

The viewing of a culture through professionally curated locations and objects such as the perceived stability of historical sites

What does Baudrillard call tourism and why?

Simulations/simulacra as he believes it to be fake

What does Urry say about the postmodern tourism industry?

It is now about identity curation and packaging (e.g. the moors being associated with the Bronte sisters)