Media, Information and Technoculture 2151A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Slim-Fit Pants, Iron John, Wild Man

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 2151A/B
• Professor: Selma Purac

Document Summary

Song: ll cool j mama said knock you out. Metrosexual who represents a greater degree of comfort, yet you have to counteract the potential fear of the dandy. Grappling with the fear of the dandy through assertions of masculinity (cid:12254) Fight club: feminized, domesticated, slave to consumer lifestyle (home/nesting instinct that is traditionally female). Durden represents the masculinity in face of that fear. Contrast is articulated through different relationships of the home, and ownership. Suburbia is intrinsically tied to the act of shopping- similar. Page 45: doorman says that a lot of young people try to impress the world (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Versus the phone range in the rented home . Refrigerated closets- feature of grand houses to protect your furs. Maintains luxury goods to a greater extent (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Tyler is squatting in a decayed mansion, fuck martha.