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The fool, the hero, and the sage: narratives of non-consumption as role distance from an urban consumer-self (2018)
Journal Article
Nixon, E. (2020). The fool, the hero, and the sage: narratives of non-consumption as role distance from an urban consumer-self. Consumption, Markets and Culture, 20(1), 44-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253866.2018.1467317

One fruitful perspective with which to think differently about the consuming subject in affluent capitalist societies can be found in the field of non-consumption. Whilst ‘choices’ not to buy, own and use are often tacit in analyses of social class d... Read More about The fool, the hero, and the sage: narratives of non-consumption as role distance from an urban consumer-self.

Politicising the study of sustainable living practices (2018)
Journal Article
Knott, J. D., Nixon, E., & Abraham, K. (2018). Politicising the study of sustainable living practices. Consumption, Markets and Culture, 21(6), 554-573. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253866.2017.1414048

In studies of consumption, social theories of practice foreground the purchasing and use of resources not for intrinsic pleasure but rather in the routine accomplishment of ‘normal’ ways of living. In this paper we argue that a key strength of theori... Read More about Politicising the study of sustainable living practices.