Disposable Generation
My work is my critique of a generation that is dependent upon the conveniences of consumerism. Consumerism in our culture is almost inescapable. I do not condemn or celebrate this way of life because it is the only one I know. There are many things about consumerism that I hate such as the waste...
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ndltd-vcu.edu-oai-scholarscompass.vcu.edu-etd_retro-10502017-03-17T08:25:28Z Disposable Generation Kearns, James Robert My work is my critique of a generation that is dependent upon the conveniences of consumerism. Consumerism in our culture is almost inescapable. I do not condemn or celebrate this way of life because it is the only one I know. There are many things about consumerism that I hate such as the waste it creates or class system it creates. At the same time I enjoy the ease and the comforts that it allows us. This is one of the problems with our generation; we do not take a stand either way because we are so dependent on consumerism. No matter how self reliant we may think we are our culture still desires consumerism. 2007-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/51 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=etd_retro © The Author Retrospective ETD Collection VCU Scholars Compass transformation consumerism waste culture sculpture slip cast ceramic social critique accumulation Arts and Humanities Fine Arts |
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My work is my critique of a generation that is dependent upon the conveniences of consumerism. Consumerism in our culture is almost inescapable. I do not condemn or celebrate this way of life because it is the only one I know. There are many things about consumerism that I hate such as the waste it creates or class system it creates. At the same time I enjoy the ease and the comforts that it allows us. This is one of the problems with our generation; we do not take a stand either way because we are so dependent on consumerism. No matter how self reliant we may think we are our culture still desires consumerism. |
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