Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity
This article discusses the relations between the economy and love in contemporary complex societies. The author recovers an interpretation of romantic love as a private form of communication that makes lovers stand out in and from their surroundings. In this sense, what defines amorous interaction i...
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| description | This article discusses the relations between the economy and love in contemporary complex societies. The author recovers an interpretation of romantic love as a private form of communication that makes lovers stand out in and from their surroundings. In this sense, what defines amorous interaction is not the consumption of romantic rituals, as suggested by cultural studies, but the singular sense that lovers attribute to their own relationships and shared activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b8d799e9d3b4257afd220ffd9116e302022-12-22T03:23:20ZporCentro Brasileiro de Análise e PlanejamentoNovos Estudos CEBRAP0101-33001seS0101-33002005000100005Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernitySérgio CostaAnthony DoyleThis article discusses the relations between the economy and love in contemporary complex societies. The author recovers an interpretation of romantic love as a private form of communication that makes lovers stand out in and from their surroundings. In this sense, what defines amorous interaction is not the consumption of romantic rituals, as suggested by cultural studies, but the singular sense that lovers attribute to their own relationships and shared activities.http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-33002005000100005&lng=en&tlng=enamorous relationshipslove and capitalismlate modernitycritical theory |
| spellingShingle | Sérgio Costa Anthony Doyle Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity Novos Estudos CEBRAP amorous relationships love and capitalism late modernity critical theory |
| title | Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity |
| title_full | Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity |
| title_fullStr | Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity |
| title_short | Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity |
| title_sort | easy loving romanticism and consumerism in late modernity |
| topic | amorous relationships love and capitalism late modernity critical theory |
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