Consumer Goods and Literature to Be Topic
Mel Haberman, a Cal Lutheran University professor of English, will discuss the role of consumer goods in modern literature in a free lecture Tuesday.
The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Nelson Room on the Cal Lutheran campus. It is open to the public.
During the lecture, titled, “The Re-enchantment of the World: The Role of Consumer Goods in Modern Literature,” Haberman will discuss the views of Max Weber and Karl Marx in relation to capitalism and the role of consumer goods in modern literature.
Haberman will consider whether consumer goods are part of the mechanical forces decried by Weber or if they contribute to a newly “enchanted” world.
For more information, call 493-3151.
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