Consumer Society and Ecological Crisis advances a critique of
consumer capitalism and its role in driving environmental
degradation and climate crisis, placing a spotlight on how
marketing and distribution activities help maintain unsustainable
levels of consumption. Rather than focusing on the most visible
sites of promotional communication, Meier examines less conspicuous
facets of marketing and logistics in distinct chapters on plastic
packaging, e-commerce, and sustainability pledges in the fossil
fuel sector. These three main chapters each explore links between
ecological crisis and consumer capitalism, drawing on critical
theory and Marxist thought. The topics of consumer convenience,
speed, and economic growth - and the role of fossil fuels as
guarantor of these logics of consumer society - unite the critical
analysis. Situated in the field of media and communication studies
and adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of
interest to academics, researchers, and students in the areas of
media and communication studies, cultural studies, sociology,
geography, philosophy, political science, and advertising.
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