Consumption, Media and the Global South: Aspiration Contested
β Scribed by Mehita Iqani (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 250
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction: The Mediation of Global South Consumption....Pages 1-17
Globalization, Consumption and Power: Why Media Matter....Pages 18-50
Slum Tourism and the Consumption of Poverty in TripAdvisor Reviews: The Cases of Langa, Dharavi and Santa Marta....Pages 51-86
New Yuppies? Documentary Film Representations of Middle-Class Consumer Lifestyles in China and South Africa....Pages 87-120
Allegations of Consumption: Wealth and Luxury in News Reports of Corruption in South Africa and India....Pages 121-159
Celebrity Skin: Race, Gender and the Politics of Feminine Beauty in Celebrity Selfies....Pages 160-195
Contesting Aspiration: Equality, Empowerment and Media Narratives about Consumption....Pages 196-214
Back Matter....Pages 215-235
β¦ Subjects
Industries; Social Sciences, general; Media Studies; Regional and Cultural Studies; Area Studies
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