Media, Information and Technoculture 2151A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Consumer Education, Arthur Rackham, Garry Marshall

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 2151A/B
• Professor: Selma Purac

Document Summary

Week six lecture the female consumer i. Texture of the fur, the colour of his ruff, the size of his hat: women as signs of luxury to be consumed by men, they conferred social status for men, the ideal of beauty was different (ex. Tennyson 1(cid:890)4(cid:889) (cid:498)the princess(cid:499) (cid:498)man for the field, woman for the hearth man to command and woman to obey, all else confusion(cid:499) (cid:498)all else confusion(cid:499) = to disrupt the natural order of things means that. Lady of sholot: the only woman who wore her hair down during the victorian era were the child before puberty or the prostitute, laura clipping her hair represents a sexual exchange, childlike and sexual =regressive. Imagery of consumption: the id"s appetite, problem of consumption, increased appetite can never be satisfied, having commercial goods leads her to only want more, ex. Jeanie as cautionary tale: consumed by her desire for something unattainable, temporary satisfaction of merchandise.