Dirk Philipsen

Journal article Journal of Consumer Culture · August 1, 2023 A rapidly growing body of research suggests that modern economies find themselves at existential crossroads: both prosperity and survival are a function of consumption-fueled economic growth. Prosperity seemingly depends on it; survival is made increasingl ... Full text Cite

Introduction: Moral and Market disordering in the time of Covid-19

Journal article Cultural Dynamics · August 1, 2021 This special issue composed of essays that brainstorm the triadic relationship between Covid-19, Race and the Markets, addresses the fundamentals of a world economic system that embeds market values within social and cultural lifeways. It penetrates deep i ... Full text Open Access Cite

The tragedy of the private: Theft, property, and the loss of a commons

Journal article Cultural Dynamics · August 2021 In a world of escalating climate crisis, metastasizing market logic, structural racism, growing inequality, and a global pandemic, this essay argues, the tragedy is not one of the commons, but one of the private. The relentless capitalist focus on ... Full text Cite

Enduring shortcomings

Journal article Cultural Dynamics · July 2016 Full text Cite