CMST 3K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Thrift Shop
8 Dec 2013
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De certeau is interesting in what he refers to as users" in modern, industrial societies. He claims that in the practice of everyday life each of us creates our own distinct uses for the commodities we consume. He also argues resistance to the culture products of those in power is by no means a new phenomenon. He uses the example of indigenous resistance to. De certeau is one of the earliest thinkers to accept that popular culture and cultural commodities is a valid area to study. His ideas are part of the reason a class like this exists! Cultural commodity/product the key to understanding the cultural commodity is the fact that a user doesn"t just consume something but also cab play a role in renetworking it. Food, drink, pen or ppaper = commodities with one material function.
