Research & Papers:
- The ideology of the ethical consumption gap (Michal Jemma Carrington et al.)
- Protecting the Environment the Natural Way: Ethical Consumption and Commodity Fetishism (James G. Carrier)
- Ethical Consumerism, Democratic Values, and Justice (Brian Berkey)
Newspapers & Media:
- Value vs. Values: The Myth of the Ethical Consumer (Policy Innovations)
- “Ethical Consumption” Used to Mean Something More Than Feeling Smug About Your Purchases (Jacobin)
- Why there is no “ethical consumption” under capitalism (Communist Revolution)
- Ecosocialism and consumerism (Climate & Capitalism)
- Individuals can’t solve the climate crisis. Governments need to step up (The Guardian)
- Marxism and Consumer Culture (New Labor Forum)
- Ethical Consumption in the Socialist Imaginary (Hampton Institute)
Videos & Podcasts:
- Fundamentals of Marx: Commodity Fetishism (The Marxist Project)
- RSA ANIMATE: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce (RSA Animate)
- The Euthanasia of Tolerant Reason (Slavoj Žižek)
- Zizek on Commodity Fetishism, Ideology, and Belief (Zizek)
- Why There's No Such Thing As An Ethical Business Under Capitalism (Second Thought)
- What is Commodity Fetishism? | Socialism 101 (Marxism Today)
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