UTW1001A
Identities and Ideas in Modern Market-Driven Societies
Ms Marissa E Kwan Lin
‘Innovation,’ ‘growth’ and ‘development’ are some buzzwords shaping our understanding of social realities. What do they reveal about the values upheld in modern consumer societies? In this course, we examine how themes like competition, self-responsibilization, self-accountability, rational profit-and-loss thinking and the constant impetus towards self-improvement operate as predominant frames in the conduct our daily lives. We explore how the identities and ideas of living in modern market-driven societies are constructed in relation to consumer lifestyles, sport, life-long learning and public housing. Students will develop writing skills enunciating varied points of view and arguments associated with the topics discussed.
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