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Final call for papers - In Pursuit of Luxury conference
In Pursuit of Luxury conference: Final Call for Papers
The University of Hertfordshire?s School of Creative Arts is running a
conference examining the concept of luxury. The conference, entitled "In
Pursuit of Luxury : commercial and academic perspectives on luxury",
intends to expand the parameters of the debate around the concepts of
luxury to provide a refreshing context to construe the familiar debates
surrounding the subject.
By discussing the history of luxury against contemporary issues, the event
seeks to focus on a range of issues. These include: what do we understand
by the term luxury and can it or should it be applied to luxury branded
goods today? Does contemporary branding allow such goods to remain
?luxurious? even though they have been mass-produced? What do the terms
such as ?value?, ?consumerism?, ?fashion?, ?taste? or connoisseurship?
really tell us about modern spending habits?
The conference will be held on Friday 18th June 2010 at the Royal
Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in Central London; registration
will be open from Tuesday 1st December 2009.
This is a final call for papers with a deadline of Tuesday 1st December
2009; the conference organisers invite submissions under a range of broad
headings. Possible strands may include:
Sociology and luxury
Luxury and emerging economies
Ethics, politics and luxury
Luxury and craft
Luxury and popular culture
Luxury, globalisation and branding
Luxury and design
Luxury and fashion
Luxury and jewellery
Luxury and the history of consumption
For more information please see the following websites:
http://www.inpursuitofluxury.com/
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