| Title | : | iCommunism |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1780992297 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781780992297 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 97 |
| Publication | : | First published September 16, 2012 |
narcissistic, the consumer is held responsible for global warming, poverty and now, by binging on
easy credit, economic crisis. A straw man has many uses, including being part of the solution by
reducing carbon footprints, consuming more ethically and tightening the proverbial belt. iCommunism
defends the consumer against the prevailing politics of austerity. It splits the fetish from the
commodity fetish by taking the shine away from the commodity now signified in the ubiquitous
i of i branded products and transfers it over to communism. With ideology once again alive on the
streets of Europe, iCommunism reimagines Herbert Marcuse 1960s artistic critique of capitalism s
repressive performance principle for today s consumer society. Capitalism promised us shiny
things but only communism can deliver them in a different, more liberating, universal and sustainable form.
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iCommunism Reviews
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''İnsanlar güzel evlerde yaşamayı ve başkalarının beğenisini kazanacak tarzda güzel kıyafetler giymeyi her zaman isteyecektir. Fakat bu tarz bir istek ile estetik yargıları sadece modaya göre şekillenen, eve kıyafet yığarak kendini güvende hisseden bir ego arasında fark vardır.
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Dubai, Bombay ve Şangay'da bulutların üzerinde parlak camlarıyla gökdelenler yükseliyor bugün; bir sınıfın gösterişinin gölgesinde diğerleri can çekişiyor. Bu ahlaksızlıktır.'' -
Özellikle tüketim kültürü ve toplumu üzerine çalışanlar açısından önemli bir çalışma. Frankfurt Okulu'nun kültür endüstrisi kavramı çerçevesinde kültürden iPhone'lara kadar pek çok farklı "şey"in modern tüketim mekanizmaları içindeki yeri sorgulanmakta.
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I liked this book for two reasons. One, the author placed his argument within both economic and cultural philosophy, which I found to be unusual but stimulating. Two, he had a lot of great things to say (and was consistent in saying them) about the blame of our present predicament lying wholly within the means of production and not with the individual. Along the same lines I appreciated his chapter on the pointlessness of the "switch your fridge light off" approach to the attempted individualization of the environmental movement by governments - I've been thinking that for years so it was great see it articulated at last.
If you want to read a book that wont blame you for being a consumer or for being powerless to stop the ecological disaster we face but will offer an alternative then this is for you. -
I'm giving this book top ratings cause I've read it twice, which is something I very rarely do.
