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Perspectives, Seminar – Consumption Ethics in Society

Location: Council Suite, Fielding Johnson Building, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH
Date: 2 June 2015, 9.30-14.00
Theme: Consumption Ethics in Society

Speakers:

(1) Marylyn Carrigan and Caroline Moraes: Why don’t people consume ethically? Societal barriers to ethical Consumption

(2) Juliet Shaw: ‘Situating the ethical consumer: individual action and systematic change’

(3) Ian Cook: Seminar topic TBA

The second seminar of the Ethics in Consumption: Interdiscipinary Perspectives ESRC Seminar Series will be hosted by the University of Leicester. It will be based around the topic ‘Consumption Ethics in Society’ and will address the implications of a consumption ethics as located in, and as a consequence of consumer culture.

The multifaceted nature of consumption ethics has become more pronounced in recent decades as consumer culture has established itself as a normalised aspect of everyday life. No longer bound to the counter-cultural fringes, ethical concerns and practices are reaching into the mainstream of society. Interest is not restricted to those seeking to practice ethics in consumption, this burgeoning movement is drawing the attention of academics, activist organisations, government bodies, journalists, media, celebrities, primary industry, manufacturing sectors, art, design, architecture and retailers, thus, embedding consumption ethics in the fabric of broader society. Increasing awareness of the ethics of consumption, visibility of the consequences of unsustainable consumption and availability of ethical products and services, has facilitated the rise of the multifaceted ‘ethical’ citizen and consumer and given rise to discussion as to the boundaries of what should be considered ‘ethical consumption’.

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