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156203 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.49060 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ All Rights Reserved 2018 v, 192 pages : color illustrations Doctoral Dissertation Academic theses Text eng Terneus, José Sebastián Mallot, Dr. J. Edward Bebout, Dr. Lee Castle, Dr. Gregory Arizona State University Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2018 Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) Field of study: English This project examines different modes of cultural production from the postcolonial Anglophone world to identify how marginal populations have either been subjugated or empowered by various forms of consumerism. Four case studies specifically follow the flow of products, resources, and labor either in the colonies or London. In doing so, these investigations reveal how neocolonial systems both radiate from old imperial centers and occupy postcolonial countries. Using this method corroborates contemporary postcolonial theory positing that modern “Empire” is now amorphous and stateless rather than constrained to the metropole and colony. The temporal progression of each chapter traces how commodification and resource exploitation has evolved from colonial to contemporary periods. Each section of this study consequently considers geography and time to show how consumer culture grew via imperialism, yet also supported and challenged the progression of colonial conquest. Accordingly, as empire and consumerism have transformed alongside each other, so too have the tools that marginal groups use to fight against economic and cultural subjugation. Novels remain as one traditional format – and consumer product – that can resist the effects of colonization. Other contemporary postcolonial artists, however, use different forms of media to subvert or challenge modes of neocolonial oppression. Texts such as screenplays, low-budget films, memoirs, fashion subcultures, music videos, and advertisements illuminate how postcolonial groups represent themselves. Altogether, these various cultural productions illuminate how marginalized populations have used consumer products and practices to disrupt global economies that continue to profit from the commodification, appropriation, or subjugation of minority populations. Literature Anglophone British Consumerism Globalization Postcolonial World Literature Consumption (Economics)--English-speaking countries. Consumption (Economics) Cultural appropriation--Economic aspects--English-speaking countries. Cultural appropriation Postcolonialism and the arts--English-speaking countries. Postcolonialism and the arts Consuming the other: the commodification of culture in the postcolonial Anglophone world