Cronin, Anne (2002) Consumer rights/cultural rights : a new politics of European belonging. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 5 (3). pp. 307-323. ISSN 1367-5494
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In an initiative by the World Commission on Culture and Development, the Council of Europe has produced a series of policy documents that aim to define Europe through a common 'European culture'. This article explores the ideas of Europe, culture and consumerism that are used in the report to redefine the terms of European belonging and rights. I explore the gendered and racial interconnections in these definitions and the rhetorical use of cultural heritage in generating an idea(l) of Europe. I argue that new connections between consumer rights, European rights and cultural rights in the Council of Europe's discourses produce shifts in liberal concepts of self-expressive representational politics. These changes have important implications for those who have an ambiguous and/or marginalized relation to the terms of citizenship and cultural belonging.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Cultural Studies |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | citizenship • consumerism • Council of Europe • gender • race |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Sociology |
| ID Code: | 13407 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Richard Ingham |
| Deposited On: | 18 Sep 2008 09:22 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 15:08 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/13407 |
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