George Ritzer and Nathan Jurgenson's the Rise of Prosumer Capitalism

The Sociology of Everything Podcast - A podcast by Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu) - Wednesdays

In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss consider George Ritzer and Nathan Jurgenson's theory of prosumer capitalism as articulated in their article in the Journal of Consumer Culture. Ritzer and Jurgenson investigate how there might be something novel and unique about prosumption in the digital world, which signals a shift in the way capitalism operates. Louis lets everyone know in this episode that he is rubbish at making cold rolls, so no one should ever ask him to make any.Music and so...