Tag: Consumerism
Christina Lauren Quigley , November 24th, 2022
Ritual Shrine Offerings Among the Exotic Nacirema Tribe While it may seem that anthropologists have documented the most exotic rituals across the globe, the strangest rituals are still…
The Familiar Strange , November 8th, 2022
When you think of an expensive outfit, what comes to mind probably won’t be a hazmat diving suit designed to keep your entire body out of contaminated water….
Christina Lauren Quigley , October 7th, 2022
English is the dominant global language of the world, it is the language of power, and control. But it is not the only language, and different people have…
Maximilian C. Forte , July 29th, 2018
Why is there growing inequality in wealth distribution in the US? Is inequality inevitable? If inequality is inevitable, can it be useful? Can inequality become a problem? If…
thenarcissisticanthropologist , February 7th, 2018
This blog post is actually an announcement….I’ve started a new chapter and a new blog, and I am calling it “Consuming Culture”. Here is a sneak peak with…
Nick Mizer , June 24th, 2016
By Nicholas Mizer Around the time I first met Marie-Pierre and joined up with TGA I was trying to develop an understanding of what someone is likely to…
Focaal Web Editor , August 12th, 2015
According to Richard Seymour (2015), current European austerity politics ought to be regarded not as a temporary period of economic rationalization during crisis but rather as a shift…
thenarcissisticanthropologist , March 4th, 2015
Sometimes work and life go together. For Narcissistic Anthropologists like me, this phenomenon happens more often than not. For the last several months I have been building momentum…
thenarcissisticanthropologist , January 5th, 2015
I’ve had a bit of an absence from the blogosphere lately. Not for lack of inspiration and desire to pontificate on the quirks of consumer culture –…