Title
Vista, vision and visual consumption from the Age of Enlightenment
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
Drawing on previous discussions of visual consumption in marketing, this paper uses two historical examples to examine visuality and the enduring effect of the Age of Enlightenment on visual consumption. Drawing on the French garden and the philosophical trope of the Molyneux Man, the manner in which the consumption experience is mediated and narrated through vision is considered. It is argued that cultural perspective and individual perception work in constant dialogue to produce an individual’s ability to consume, or ‘take in’, visual signs inherent to our world. From the Enlightenment, this interaction has characterized the contemporary consumer’s world, but, importantly for marketing communications, this becomes more significant in today’s burgeoning visual consumption experiences.
Recommended Citation
De Burgh-Woodman, H., & Janice Brace-Govan, J. (2010). Vista, vision and visual consumption from the Age of Enlightenment. Marketing Theory, 10(2), 173-191. doi:10.1177/1470593110366908
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