This is a 7-day intensive Ph.D. seminar to be held at the Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. The seminar aims to provide participants with a thorough knowledge of cultural approaches to consumption research through discussions of consumption theory. The goal of the seminar is to familiarize scholars with the culturally inspired studies of consumption or Consumer Culture Theoretics (CCT). The readings and the speakers highlight an interdisciplinary perspective and seek to expose the participants to sophisticated discussions of consumption that have been written both within and outside of marketing, such as anthropology, sociology, communication, and cultural and gender studies. The historical, socio-cultural, economic and ethical dimensions and challenges of consumption in developed and developing nations in the contemporary global economy are emphasized. Seminar web site: http://crts.bilkent.edu.tr/act7.html 

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