《欲望都市》中的消费文化研究

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1、密级：学校代码：10075分类号：学号：20120645文学硕士学位论文《欲望都市》中的消费文化研究学位申请人：杨洋洋指导教师：张金霞教授学位类别：文学硕士学科专业：英语语言文学授予单位：河北大学答辩日期：二〇一五年五月ClassifiedIndex:CODE:10075U.D.C:NO:20120645ADissertationfortheDegreeofM.ArtsAStudyoftheConsumerCultureinSexandtheCityCandidate:YangYangyangSupervisor:Pro.ZhangJinxia

2、AcademicDegreeAppliedfor:MasterofArtsSpecialty:EnglishLanguageandLiteratureUniversity:HebeiUniversityDateofOralExamination:May,2015AbstractAbstractConsumerculturepenetrateseverycorneroftheworldundertheinfluenceofglobalization,makingourerahavetheuniquecharacteristicsandproble

3、msofconsumersociety.ThesecondhalfofthetwentiethcenturyisacrazyconsumptionperiodformanyAmericanmiddle-classfamilies.TheAmericans’expenditureonentertainmentandleisureactivitieshasbeendoubledsince1980s,andmanyrichAmericanshaveputconspicuousconsumptiontoanewclimax.However,Americ

4、anpeopleduringthisperiodarenothappyandtheyarepessimisticaboutthefutureofconsumption.ThestoryofTVseriesSexandtheCityisbasedonthenovelwithsamenamewrittenbyCandaceBushess,whichisacollectionofherpersonalpapercolumnarticles.Ithasreceivedaccomplishmentwidelysince1998whenitwasfirst

5、lybroadcastandcausedacrazylovefortheshowinthewholeworld.ManyscholarsbothinChinaandabroadhavedonealotofresearchesonitfromdifferentperspectives.ThisthesisaimstoanalyzeSexandtheCityfromtheuniqueperspectiveofconsumercultureundertheguidanceofJeanBaudrillard’sconsumersocietytheory

6、.InhisbookConsumerSociety,Baudrillardarguesthateverythinginlifecanbeviewedascommodity,andthemeaningofconsumptionhasbeenshiftedfrommaterialtocultureandspirit.TheAmericanconsumptionstyleinSexandtheCityobviouslymanifeststhisfeature.Itconveystheideathatone’ssuccesscanbemanifeste

7、dbyconsumption.ThecharactersinSexandtheCitydisplaytheirvaluesandlifestylesthroughalotofconsumebehaviors,whichobviouslyreflectsconsumerculture.Thisthesisconsistsofthreeparts.Thefirstpartistheintroduction,whichpresentstheconceptofconsumercultureandconsumersociety,andsummarizes

8、previousstudiesonSexandtheCity.Thesecondpartisthemainbodyofthisthesis,which