The Experience Society : Consumer Capitalism Rebooted
by
Steven Miles
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0745338704
ISBN-13
9780745338705
Publisher
Pluto Press
Imprint
Pluto Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 20th, 2021
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
352 grams
Dimensions
14.20 x 22.40 x 1.70 cms
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What is the consequence of commodifying experiences?
Airbnb, gaming, escape rooms, major sporting events: contemporary capitalism no longer demands we merely consume things, but that we buy experiences. This book is concerned with the social, cultural and personal implications of this shift. The technologically-driven world we live in is no closer to securing the utopian ideal of a leisure society. Instead, the pursuit of leisure is often an attempt to escape our everyday existence. Exploring examples including sport, architecture, travel and social media, Steven Miles investigates how consumer culture has colonised ''experiences'', revealing the ideological and psycho-social tensions at the heart of the ''experience society''. This first critical analysis of the experience economy sheds light on capitalism''s ever more sophisticated infiltration of the everyday.
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