Chapter on the "figure of the female consumer" published in the anthology "Precarious Consumption"

Consumption and precarity proved to be closely intertwined cultural, social and aesthetic dynamics in the long 19th century. From Literary Studies, sociological and (economic) historical perspectives, the contributions analyse how precarious consumption practices structure social distinction, destabilise gender orders and create new forms of economic insecurity. They show how literary texts model these tensions narratively, expose theoretical blind spots in the economy and aesthetically test precarious scopes of action.

With contributions by
Till Breyer | Martha Burkart | Antonia Eder | Anne Enderwitz | Conrad Fischer | Bernhard Kleeberg | Andreas Langenohl | Gabriele Michalitsch | Kirsten Von Hagen | Christine Weder | Lisa Wille

The anthology will be published by Nomos on 14 April 2026

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