Culture of the Slow
Social Deceleration in an Accelerated World
Published on 1. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 204 pages
978-1-349-33538-1 (ISBN)
Description
Across the world, there has been a growing dissatisfaction with the tempo of modern life. Described simply as the 'slow phenomenon', this volume explores this new brand of living that entails not simply slowing down but an embracing of alternative activities that promote meaning, thoughtfulness, engagement and authenticity.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
IX, 204 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
269 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-33538-1 (9781349335381)
DOI
10.1057/9781137319449
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/2013
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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Person
Barnaby B. Barratt, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Kim Humphery, RMIT University, Australia
Siv Lie, New York University, USA
Charles Lindholm, Boston University, USA
Angela Ragusa, Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
Martin Ryle, University of Sussex, UK
Roberta Sassatelli, University of Milan, Italy
Juliet B. Schor, Boston College, USA
Kate Soper, London Metropolitan University, UK
Content
1. The Time of Consumption; Kim Humphery 2. From Fast Fashion to Connected Consumption: Slowing Down the Spending Treadmill; Juliet B. Schor 3. You Eat What You Are: Cultivated Taste and the Pursuit of Authenticity in the Slow Food Movement; Charles Lindholm and Siv B. Lie. 4. Consuming Space Slowly: Reflections on Authenticity, Place and the Self; Nicholas Osbaldiston 5. Alternative Hedonism: The World by Bicycle; Martin Ryle and Kate Soper 6. Downshifting or Conspicuous Consumption? A Sociological Examination of Tree Change as a Manifestation of Slow Culture; Angela Ragusa 7. Sensuality, Sexuality, and the Eroticism of Slowness; Barnaby B. Barratt 8. Creativity Takes Time, Critique Needs Space: Re-Working the Political Investment of the Consumer through Pleasure; Roberta Sassatelli