Work in progress explores value generation in multispecies settings, highlighting animal agency and uncertainty.
Consumer Culture Theory has largely focused on value creation through controllable, nonliving commodities. Examining multispecies consumption in cat cafés, we extend CCT to lively commodities and show how animal agency introduces productive uncertainty. By relinquishing control, resonance and mutual becoming emerge, as value is generated through multispecies assemblages.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Deng et al. (2026) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: