Faculty Advisor
Austin, Greta
Area of Study
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Publication Date
Summer 2019
Abstract
This research focuses on the growing trend of meditation apps. Close analysis of three meditation apps (Headspace, Insight Timer, and Calm) reveals how meditation has been marketed as "secular" through a deliberate obfuscation of Buddhist origins. Additionally, the context and effects of neoliberal ideology and bio-morality are discussed.
Notes
Removed from view at request of the author. Updated version available: https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/honors_program_theses/34/
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Chism
Recommended Citation
Gurewitz, Kylie, "Mindful of a Profit: A Critical Analysis of Meditation Apps in the Context of Neoliberalism and Western Constructions of Religion." (2019). Summer Research. 341.
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/summer_research/341
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Publisher
University of Puget Sound