Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experiences
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Resumo: | This paper is based on an ethnography of alternative consumption practices in the inner city of the former East Berlin. Non-monetary exchange networks (Tauschringe) and free shops (Umsonstläden) have been examined. In Umsonstläden, the contemporary ideology of the pure gift (Parry 1986; Carrier 1995) is at play: objects are freely given and totally alienated from their owners. In turn, Tauschringe sometimes induce gift-giving practices entailing mutual obligation, as a result of frequent exchanges which bring participants socially closer. The ethnographic material I present challenges the suitability of a conceptual gift/commodity divide to examine these experiences, provided that different modalities of gift-giving are articulated with commoditisation trends. Considering this complexity, I propose a re-examination of the role of the gift in alternative consumption practices promoted by social movements in Berlin. |
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Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experienceseconomic anthropologygifts/commoditiesexchange networksfree shopsconsumptionsocial economysocial movementsBerlinThis paper is based on an ethnography of alternative consumption practices in the inner city of the former East Berlin. Non-monetary exchange networks (Tauschringe) and free shops (Umsonstläden) have been examined. In Umsonstläden, the contemporary ideology of the pure gift (Parry 1986; Carrier 1995) is at play: objects are freely given and totally alienated from their owners. In turn, Tauschringe sometimes induce gift-giving practices entailing mutual obligation, as a result of frequent exchanges which bring participants socially closer. The ethnographic material I present challenges the suitability of a conceptual gift/commodity divide to examine these experiences, provided that different modalities of gift-giving are articulated with commoditisation trends. Considering this complexity, I propose a re-examination of the role of the gift in alternative consumption practices promoted by social movements in Berlin.Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia - CRIA2009-05-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0873-65612009000100005Etnográfica v.13 n.1 2009reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0873-65612009000100005Muriel,Irene Sabatéinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-02-06T17:11:21Zoai:scielo:S0873-65612009000100005Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T02:22:29.207779Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experiences |
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Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experiences |
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Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experiences Muriel,Irene Sabaté economic anthropology gifts/commodities exchange networks free shops consumption social economy social movements Berlin |
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Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experiences |
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Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experiences |
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Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experiences |
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Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experiences |
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Exchange networks and free shops in Berlin: gifts and commodities in alternative consumption experiences |
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Muriel,Irene Sabaté |
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Muriel,Irene Sabaté |
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Muriel,Irene Sabaté |
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economic anthropology gifts/commodities exchange networks free shops consumption social economy social movements Berlin |
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economic anthropology gifts/commodities exchange networks free shops consumption social economy social movements Berlin |
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This paper is based on an ethnography of alternative consumption practices in the inner city of the former East Berlin. Non-monetary exchange networks (Tauschringe) and free shops (Umsonstläden) have been examined. In Umsonstläden, the contemporary ideology of the pure gift (Parry 1986; Carrier 1995) is at play: objects are freely given and totally alienated from their owners. In turn, Tauschringe sometimes induce gift-giving practices entailing mutual obligation, as a result of frequent exchanges which bring participants socially closer. The ethnographic material I present challenges the suitability of a conceptual gift/commodity divide to examine these experiences, provided that different modalities of gift-giving are articulated with commoditisation trends. Considering this complexity, I propose a re-examination of the role of the gift in alternative consumption practices promoted by social movements in Berlin. |
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