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Culture As Commodity: The Home As Spectacle In Popular Culture, Jillian E. Benn
Culture As Commodity: The Home As Spectacle In Popular Culture, Jillian E. Benn
Theses : Honours
This study proposes to examine representations of the home in the media. The media play a significant role in the culture of Australians, who are obsessed with the suburban home and its cultural and social meanings. The place of the home within popular thought and culture and the subsequent ideologies and meanings associated with the home are questioned in this dissertation. The major theme to emerge is that the contemporary suburban home is a spectacle. This project interprets, evaluates and contributes to current theories and debates surrounding the concept of suburbia. It is an original contribution to the perception of …