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Why do you shop? (a conversation with Judith Wilske followed by a photo essay)

Why do you shop? (a conversation with Judith Wilske followed by a photo essay) Why Do You Shop? (A Conversation with Judith Wilske Followed by a Photo Essay) Alladi Venkatesh (A performance artist, first and foremost, an economist, second but no less foremost, Judith Wilske, with much artistry and imagination transformed the idea of shopping into a question. The questions is simply, Why Do You Shop?. The question is also a business, not a conventional business of profit and losses but a Heideggerian question of being and becoming. One day, in the wake o f Spring, outside Frankfurt, in Bad Homburg to be exact, Judith Wilske was approached by me. We talked over a cup o f coffee-- Alladi Venkatesh) ABOUT THE PROJECT AV: For our readers, I would like to introduce you as Judith Wilske, the founder of Why Do You Shop?, a real company that exists as an incorporated business that looks at shopping in a very novel way. Judith, should I call you Judith? JF: Yes, please. AV: The purpose of this is to informally learn from you a few things about your project. Most of the time you'll be doing the talking, and I'll be doing the listening. And when we are tired we can stop this. Please begin http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Consumption Markets and Culture Taylor & Francis

Why do you shop? (a conversation with Judith Wilske followed by a photo essay)

Venkatesh, Alladi
Consumption Markets and Culture , Volume 3 (4): 34 – Jan 1, 1999
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10.1080/10253866.1999.9670342
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Why Do You Shop? (A Conversation with Judith Wilske Followed by a Photo Essay) Alladi Venkatesh (A performance artist, first and foremost, an economist, second but no less foremost, Judith Wilske, with much artistry and imagination transformed the idea of shopping into a question. The questions is simply, Why Do You Shop?. The question is also a business, not a conventional business of profit and losses but a Heideggerian question of being and becoming. One day, in the wake o f Spring, outside Frankfurt, in Bad Homburg to be exact, Judith Wilske was approached by me. We talked over a cup o f coffee-- Alladi Venkatesh) ABOUT THE PROJECT AV: For our readers, I would like to introduce you as Judith Wilske, the founder of Why Do You Shop?, a real company that exists as an incorporated business that looks at shopping in a very novel way. Judith, should I call you Judith? JF: Yes, please. AV: The purpose of this is to informally learn from you a few things about your project. Most of the time you'll be doing the talking, and I'll be doing the listening. And when we are tired we can stop this. Please begin

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