Abstract
This essay analyzes the Marie Kondo brand as a set of neoliberal techniques for managing cultural anxieties around over-consumption, clutter and the family. Drawing from critical discussions of consumer culture and waste, as well as feminist scholarship on compulsory happiness and women's labor in the home, it argues that Marie Kondo's "joyful" approach to "tidying up" presents pared-down, curated consumption as a lifestyle choice that depends on women's work, even as it promises to mitigate the stresses of daily life and facilitate greater well-being.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 534-550 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Culture Unbound |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Linkoping University Electronic Press.
Keywords
- Clutter
- Danshari
- Happiness
- Housework
- Marie kondo
- Neoliberalism
- Over-consumption
- Post-feminism