Visiting the mall

In the class I teach "Media, Identity and Post Modern Society" students 
have elected  as their field trip to  visit a number of Boca Raton's 
shopping malls.

Obviously they've all been there before, but this time hopefully they 
will  visit with a new appreciation of the mall as a dedicated cultural 
space where , through a combination of visual, spatial, aural and 
aromatic media,  a certain type of experience and subjectivity is 
created.

To prepare them for this journey, I am looking for material for them to 
read dealing with shopping malls as a cultural experience .  I have  
material  written by cultural geographers, but was wondering if anyone  
can suggest additional readings.

I really appreciate   this list and  the way it allows one to draw upon 
the collective knowledge and experience of the cutural studies 
community.   This is a valuable resource.



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Fred Fejes PhD
Professor, Department of Communication
Director, University Scholars Program
240 GCS
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades RD
Boca Raton FL 33431