From Chinese Brand Culture to Global Brands: Insights from Aesthetics, Fashion, and History
Announcing a new book by Wu Zhiyan, Janet Borgerson and Jonathan Schroeder, which examines branding from a Chinese perspective, asking why it is that Chinese brands have so far been unable to achieve international recognition Read More
New issue of JCE
New issue of Journal of Cultural Economy, featuring a themed section on Values and Valuations in Market Practices and a number of Charisma network members Read More
Social History of Money and Credit
Call for papers for workshop at Portland State University on “The Social History of Money and Credit” on May 22-24, 2014. Read More
Politicians go wild in Wongaland, but there are bigger fish to fry
Donncha Marron on the spectacle of politicians and experts targeting payday lending, while ignoring the role of poverty and social and economic precarity Read More
Surgery for breakfast
Hannah Bradby on the uptake of increasingly invasive plastic surgery procedures and how their meaning is shifting Read More
What’s in a smile? Oral health, consumption and technology
Drawing on recent research, Simon Carter, Judy Green and Nicki Thorogood examine the consequences of the increasing commodification of the toothbrush Read More
