TY - BOOK ID - 135426960 TI - Consumer society and ecological crisis PY - 2023 SN - 1003001629 1003001629 1000841189 PB - London, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Consumer behavior. KW - Environmentalism. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135426960 AB - 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. ER -