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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Spark Joy? Compulsory Happiness and the Feminist Politics of Decluttering
Beteiligte:
Ouellette, Laurie
Erschienen:
Linkoping University Electronic Press, 2019
Erschienen in:Culture Unbound
Sprache:
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DOI:
10.3384/cu.2000.1525.191108
ISSN:
2000-1525
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<jats:p>This essay analyzes the Marie Kondo brand as a set of neoliberal techniques for managing cultural anxieties around over-consumption, clutter and the family. Drawing from critical discussions of consumer culture and waste, as well as feminist scholarship on compulsory happiness and women’s labor in the home, it argues that Marie Kondo’s “joyful” approach to “tidying up” presents pared-down, curated consumption as a lifestyle choice that depends on women’s work, even as it promises to mitigate the stresses of daily life and facilitate greater well-being.</jats:p>