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SUMMARY:Throwaway Society? Writing a new history of consumption in the ear
 ly twenty-first century - Professor Frank Trentmann (Birkbeck) 
DTSTART:20131128T170000Z
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CONTACT:Sian Pooley
DESCRIPTION:That we live in a "throwaway society" is a common complaint. T
 his paper offers a historical investigation of waste\, asking whether peop
 le in modern societies have really become more wasteful. It follows the ch
 anging quality as well as quantity of waste. And it places wasting alongsi
 de other kinds of disposal and end use\, including storage\, collecting\, 
 repair and re-use. Drawing on Frank Trentmann's forthcoming book\, the pap
 er will also discuss the challenges (and opportunities) of writing about c
 onsumption across time and space.
LOCATION:Graham Storey Room\, Trinity Hall
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