Your research looks good so far, but please be careful when using online sources. The article from differencebetween.net isn't of what I'd consider to be academic quality and I can't find any information to verify its author's credentials. The rest of the books and article you've listed are of a good quality and level. I've made a few suggestions for furthering your research below:
You should also make use of the Library's articles and book chapters search (you can find it under My Library on MyUCA). I've done a couple of example searches so you can see what's available:
Hi Karolina,
ReplyDeleteYour research looks good so far, but please be careful when using online sources. The article from differencebetween.net isn't of what I'd consider to be academic quality and I can't find any information to verify its author's credentials. The rest of the books and article you've listed are of a good quality and level. I've made a few suggestions for furthering your research below:
The unmanageable consumer (Library book)
Empire of things : how we became a world of consumers, from the fifteenth century to the twenty-first
Breaking in to the movies : film and the culture of politics Chapter 12 on Fight Club, consumerism and violence
It would be a good idea to read up on the kind of contemporary, brand-based, globalised capitalism that Fight Club critiques. I would suggest:
No Logo
Postmodernism, or, the cultural logic of late capitalism Read the Introduction and chapters 1. Culture and 8. Economics
Globalization : a very short introduction
You should also make use of the Library's articles and book chapters search (you can find it under My Library on MyUCA). I've done a couple of example searches so you can see what's available:
"fight club" consumer: http://ucreative.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?s.q=rupaul+gender&ln=en_UK#!/search?ho=t&fvf=ContentType,Journal%20Article,f&l=en&q=%22fight%20club%22%20consumer
"fight club" capitalism: http://ucreative.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?s.q=rupaul+gender&ln=en_UK#!/search?ho=t&fvf=ContentType,Journal%20Article,f&l=en&q=%22fight%20club%22%20capitalism