Mardi Gras: Made in China (A Review)

Abstract

Mardi Gras: Made in China explores the clash of cultures and economies as it follows the "bead trail" of festive baubles from the Chinese factories and production workers who make them to Bourbon Street and the Mardi Gras revelers who eagerly consume and discard them. The film traces the story behind the object, adding lives and faces to the commodity...

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Subject Area(s):

Cultural Sociology

Resource Type(s):

Essay

Class Level(s):

Any Level