Consumer capitalism dominates our economy, our politics, and our culture, even though a growing body of research suggests it may be well past its sell-by date. In this illustrated presentation based on his latest critically acclaimed book, media scholar Justin Lewis makes a compelling case that consumer capitalism can no longer deliver on its promise of enhancing quality of life, and argues that changing direction will require changing our media system and our cultural environment. After showing how consumer capitalism has become economically and environmentally unsustainable, Lewis explores how our cultural and information industries make it difficult to envision other forms of human progress by limiting critical thinking and keeping us locked in a cycle of consumption. And he argues that change will only be possible if we take culture seriously and transform the very way we organize our media and communications systems.

Media Education Foundation Collection

Lewis, Justin, -- 1958- -- Beyond Consumer Capitalism, Capitalism and mass media, Consumption (Economics)

Jhally, Sut (director), Earp, Jeremy (writer), Jhally, Sut (executive producer), Lewis, Justin (speaker), Young, Jason (editor), Alper, Loretta (editor), Earp, Jeremy (producer), Rabinovitz, David (videographer), Turrett, Andy (sound designer), Media Education Foundation (producer)

00:42:02 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

Name	Media Education Foundation
Role	distributor
Telephone	413-584-8500
Address	60 Masonic St., Northampton, MA 01060
Email	[email protected]

2014-01-01

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