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Title
Gendering consumption
Description
In "Gendering Consumption," Jayne Kaiser explores the public consumption experience associated with late-nineteenth century Parisian department store within the context of the leisure travel industry. Capitalizing on increased travel abroad, the Bon Marché department store attempted to attract British and American tourists (and their money) to the store by marketing shopping as a cultural experience. The production and distribution of Souvenir booklets that mirrored the organization, content, and imagery of travel guides offered an opportunity for the Bon Marché to position the store among traditional cultural institutions. By focusing on the material and non-material experiences of men in the Bon Marché described in narratives and diaries, "Gendering Consumption" advocates for a more comprehensive and inclusive understanding of public consumption. Careful not to minimize the important role the department store played in the increasing agency of women, the author challenges historians to consider alternative spaces created by department stores as new products of masculine consumption. In an innovative approach, "Gendering Consumption" analyzes government documents to discover how American tourists used the new retailing model perfected by department stores such as the Bon Marché, to create opportunities for economic transgressions in the form of tariff fraud.
Date Created
2012
Contributors
- Kaiser, Jayne (Author)
- Thompson, Victoria (Thesis advisor)
- Fuchs, Rachel (Committee member)
- Wright, Johnson (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
xxv, 111 p
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14714
Statement of Responsibility
by Jayne Kaiser
Description Source
Viewed on Dec. 18, 2014 || Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-111)
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2012
Note type
thesis
Field of study: History
System Created
- 2012-08-24 06:20:06
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- 2021-08-30 01:47:44
- 3 years ago
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