Liminal consumption of “the cosmic ballet”: an autoethnography

Kapoor, Vikram; Patterson, Maurice; O’Malley, Lisa

doi:10.1080/10253866.2018.1494593

Cited by 16 publications

(11 citation statements)

References 75 publications

(35 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…(2018) examine the use of dance to cope with identity ambiguity and with liminal positions involving the negotiation of a homosexual identity in a heteronormative society. These authors show that during his performance, a male dancer can attempt “to forge a world based on what he desires reality to be—a world without shame and humiliation” (Kapoor et al., 2018, p. 14). They also discuss chronic liminality, noting that there can be a voluntary return to the liminal body when the need to cope with identity confusion arises again.…”

Section: Toward a Theory Of Liminal Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The use of the body to help go through a liminal transition is another one of its liminal functions. For example, Kapoor et al (2018) examine the use of dance to cope with identity ambiguity and with liminal positions involving the negotiation of a homosexual identity in a heteronormative society. These authors show that during his performance, a male dancer can attempt "to forge a world based on what he desires reality to be-a world without shame and humiliation" (Kapoor et al, 2018, p. 14).…”

Section: Liminal Bodymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Baker et al, 2007, Cheung & McColl-Kennedy, 2015, and the (2016),Cappellini and Yen (2016), DelBucchia and Peñaloza (2016),Fox and Hoy (2019),Johnstone and Todd (2012),McNeill and Graham (2014),Min and Peñaloza (2018),Phillips and Broderick (2014),The VOICE Group (2010a, 2010b,Thomsen and Sørensen (2006),Tonner (2016),Voola et al (2018) Demographic 9 Al-Abdin et al (2016),Cody and Lawlor (2011), Gentina et al (2017),Gentina et al (2012),Harrison et al (2015),Kapoor et al (2018),Ruvio and Belk (2018),Yau and Christidi (2018) …”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

The interplay between liminality and consumption: A systematic literature review with a future research agenda

Darveau

Cheikh‐Ammar

2021

Int J Consumer Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

During the last three decades, the concept of liminality has been used by consumer researchers to examine consumption‐related phenomena associated with ambiguous transitions and meaningful transformative events. Inspired by the richness of this concept, researchers have continuously applied and extended the theoretical lens it affords to new and emerging contexts. However, the literature on liminality remains fragmented, and it is sometimes confusing because of the complex relationship between liminality and consumption. To dispel this confusion, this study builds on the findings of a systematic literature review to clarify the interplay between liminality and consumption and to develop a comprehensive framework for examining their relationship with each other. This framework offers a theoretical lens for the conceptual investigation of this interplay and, ultimately, for the development of a theory of liminal consumption. Four different conceptual associations between liminality and consumption are identified: liminal products, liminal consumption, consumption‐caused liminality, and liminality‐caused consumption, and their unique manifestations are theorized. Using the notion of lifeworld existentials, this study also examines various types of liminal experiences and shows that they have four overarching modes: time, space, position, and the body. Important avenues for future research are also discussed.

show abstract

Section: Toward a Theory Of Liminal Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Liminal Bodymentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The interplay between liminality and consumption: A systematic literature review with a future research agenda

Darveau

Cheikh‐Ammar

2021

Int J Consumer Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Unpacking consumer phenomena through ethnographic research approaches offers for the researcher further opportunities to elicit richer insights to often hidden consumption experiences and “moments of marginalization” (Kapoor et al , 2018). Denzin (1997, p. 3) argues that ethnography itself is not the panacea to, “directly capture lived experiences”.…”

Section: Ethnographic Poetrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Elucidating ethnographic expressions

Downey

2019

EJM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose Narrative accounts of subjective consumer experience are, in one form or another, an essential of qualitative market research. Ethnographic research and ethnographic poetry have obvious connections with the literary form, yet this form has had limited application. Based on the assumption that poetry as a craft is a somewhat limited narrative in ethnographic studies and specifically in studies that attend a consumer vulnerability agenda, this paper aims to contribute to a literary-based perspective. This paper advocates for ethnographic poetry as a consideration of disseminating qualitative data for those researchers immersed in ethnographic research with diverse and vulnerable populations. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on a range of extant literature to draw out the distinguishing features of ethnographic poetry, in which to situate ethnographic narratives of two studies of consumer vulnerability. To assist in this, scholarly discussion in the paper is interposed with a series of interludes written in the ethnographic poetic style. These interludes are intended to epitomise merits of such an interpretive research approach. Findings This is a research paper seeking to draw attention to, and develop a relatively neglected research approach, ethnographic poetry. Researcher reflections, drawn from two ethnographic studies, suggest some tangible consequences of this research to generate further discussion of consumer vulnerability. Research limitations/implications The overall aim is to extend discussion of the particular qualities of ethnographic poetry that might contribute to better serve qualitative research approaches, when conducting ethnographic research. Practical implications The paper advocates a stronger focus on ethnographic poetry to liberate the imagination of researchers and readers alike to enrich and compliment the analysis of narrative forms of qualitative data drawn from an ethnographic approach. Originality/value This paper addresses the concept of ethnographic poetry, stemming from narrative-based qualitative research, which will be entirely new to many researchers and practitioners. It suggests tangible benefits that this new perception could bring to ethnographic research.

show abstract

“…These firsts paragraphs represent the beginning of my autoethnography On Becoming a Cyborg (Lima et al, [s.d. ]), as prior studies in consumer research did (DeBerry-Spence, 2010; Gould, 2012;Holbrook, 2005;Kapoor et al, 2020;Minowa et al, 2012;Valtonen, 2013). As Sartre (1971) started his endeavor to make sense of the Flaubert's life from his childhood, my approach is a variant of Sartre's (1957Sartre's ( /1968 progressiveregressive method, which begins with a key event in the individual's life.…”

Section: Autoethnographymentioning

confidence: 94%

Defying the Gods and the Odds: On Being a Cyborg

LIMA¹

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Humanity's fascination for achieving something beyond what is given by an Almighty divinity can be found in many episodes since ancient times. Our quest for creation, extension, and controlling different forms of life, such as gods do, has been semiotically echoed through religions, myths, SCI-FI productions, and, of course, science. From the magical creation of Homunculi to the Altered Carbon dystopian setting, several issues arise from this complex relationship, perhaps mainly because of the rebellious act of benevolence committed by Prometheus, the fire (technology)-bringer. Although prior studies investigated technology consumption from different perspectives, they mostly employed a Heideggerian approach to them and, thus, viewed the technological device as only a tool. Given the consumption of insideable technologies, the way that we have been experiencing the dissolving boundaries between humans and machines, and the emerging changes in the human ontological status, the ensuing consequences, remain overlooked. To explore this singular phenomenon, based on abductive reasoning, I developed my theorization on the Interactive Self, mostly based on Sartre's latter existential-phenomenology approach. To do so, I had a prolonged and intensive immersion in the biohacking context, specifically grinding (cyborgs), that began in 2017 with a combination of netnography, ethnography, phenomenological interviews, and autoethnography. To analyze the large collected dataset, I followed the French Semiotics postulates, especially taking into account the existentialphenomenological turn in the Parisian School of Semiotics. As a result of this inquiry, my theoretical claim is that the Interactive Self is sustained by the process of the externalization of the internal and the internalization of the external in dialectical and perpetual dynamics. To sustain this argument and answer my research questions, I present this novel concept in two ways: First, I describe the conceptual components for the ontological condition of being a cyborg by means of NFC microchip consumption. Subsequently, I promote an articulation of Sartre's modes of existence within the aspect of volitional cyborgization, which places PUC-Rio -Certificação Digital Nº 1711876/CA humanity one step closer in its ancient and ongoing dream of performing god-like miracles. In considering technology not as a mere tool to an end, as Heidegger would, I argue that it is a living, magical, and vibrant matter that has the power to change our ontological condition as human beings. In doing so, my research contributes to discussions on technology consumption, identity projects, and, tangentially, bioethics in consumer research within the context of Transhumanism.

show abstract

Liminal consumption of “the cosmic ballet”: an autoethnography

Cited by 16 publications

References 75 publications

The interplay between liminality and consumption: A systematic literature review with a future research agenda

The interplay between liminality and consumption: A systematic literature review with a future research agenda

Elucidating ethnographic expressions

Defying the Gods and the Odds: On Being a Cyborg

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About