Consumed Nostalgia: Memory in the Age of Fast Capitalism

What's Wrong with Nostalgia — Gary Cross

Gary Cross, author of “Consumed Nostalgia,” argues that the way we remember now separates us rather than bringing us together.

“We all live in and are shaped by a world of fast capitalism, and therefore of consumed nostalgia, but we need not be consumed by it.” — Gary Cross

Gary Cross, author of “Consumed Nostalgia,” on what makes the phenomenon so distinct and so contradictory.

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