Overview
To be American is to hoard, to collect. But what if that wasnāt a bad thing? Emily Mesterās American Bulk asks readers to see our national consumer obsession as more than a modern scourgeāto consider consumption a complex character in a larger story of capitalism, imperialism, and technology. In sharply witty prose, Mester details how a seasonal stint at Ulta Beauty reveals the insidious performance of retail sales, how Yelp reviews highlight the lengths we go to curate our personal ephemera, and why we canāt help but find joy at Costco. In a stark reexamination of diet culture and fatness, Mester recounts her teenage summer at fat camp and the liberatory body neutrality that surrounded her. And in Storm Lake, Iowa, Mester excavates her grandmotherās abandoned hoard, among other discoveries about her own familyās history. American Bulk asks us to regard consumption not with guilt but with grace and empathy.
This book title, American Bulk (Essays on Excess), ISBN: 9781324035237, by Emily Mester, published by W. W. Norton & Company (November 26, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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