Exploring consumption in the U.S.
This community began as a window into an undergraduate course at the University of Maryland. The course ended in May 2010, but it remains open as a platform for ongoing sharing and discussion on this topic.
In Fall 2011, this network is supporting another course, Fashion and Consumer Culture in the U.S.
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Amazon has introduced a smart phone app for the holiday season that lets people scan in an item's price, see if Amazon carries the item, get a 5% discount on the item if they order from Amazon. as Ryan Tate notes in…
ContinuePosted by Jo Paoletti on December 8, 2011 at 10:12am — 1 Comment
In our discussion class, we’ve been talking for the past few weeks about different types of ethical consumption. Because American Studies ensures that you will never again be able to watch TV without an analysis of it running through your head, I…
ContinuePosted by Laurel Kays on November 29, 2011 at 9:31pm
While walking down the aisles of a local Target store, I noticed that the toy aisles had colored “wallpaper” on the shelves where the toys hang. I don’t recall seeing any other aisles in the store having colored backdrops for their shelves. It…
ContinuePosted by Christopher Nguyen on November 22, 2011 at 10:35pm
With the current green trends, it seems that lately any news outlet or lifestyle magazine has green living advice to offer. A topic I have stumbled upon several times recently, including at my internship within an environmental division of the…
ContinuePosted by Jennifer Startzel on November 17, 2011 at 4:49pm
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Started by Jo Paoletti in Uncategorized Sep 5, 2011.
In March 2011, this site is being used for a University of Maryland Seminar for Teachers. It's an interesting mix of people who teach courses in literature, social studies and environmental education. The group has noticed some ways to bring…Continue
Tags: teaching
Started by Jo Paoletti in Teaching consumer culture Mar 13, 2011.
If you've studied abroad or traveled out of the country, how does the United States compare to other places you've been in terms of consumerism and simplicity?Do you think globalization impacts international consumerism? How? How do you think…Continue
Tags: globalization, transnational, living, simple
Started by Ashley Whitehead in Defining the Simple Life. Last reply by Kacie Gauthier May 12, 2010.
This week we will be exploring the way simplicity is being played out on a global level. Obviously there are movements across the world, and have been for ages, but through the rise of the internet, globalization has changed the way we see our…Continue
Started by Bryan Flynn in Defining the Simple Life. Last reply by Holly Jackson May 12, 2010.
As part of this week's discussion, I will be talking about Twin Oaks Intentional Community in Louisa, VA, which I researched heavily for my thesis paper last semester. While the definition of intentional community is somewhat different from what…Continue
Tags: consumption, simple living, communes
Started by Casey Campbell in Building community. Last reply by Kacie Gauthier May 5, 2010.
How simple were you raised? Did you wear hand-me-downs? Do you remember thrift shopping with your parents from a young age? Did you play outdoors more than you watched television? After spending Easter weekend with my extended family I'm constantly…Continue
Tags: frugality, family, simplicity
Started by Holly Jackson in Defining the Simple Life. Last reply by Jasmyne Beckford May 3, 2010.
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