Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination (2014)
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.
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- What is Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination about?
- 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.
- Who directed Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination?
- Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination was directed by Sut Jhally.
- Who stars in Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination?
- Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination stars Justin Lewis.
- How long is Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination?
- Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination has a runtime of 43m (43 minutes).
- What genre is Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination?
- Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination is a Documentary film.
- Where was Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination produced?
- Consumerism & the Limits to Imagination was produced in United States of America.