Gender Commodity
Robin Truth Goodman
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Gender Commodity
Published
2022
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pages
192
ISBN-13
9781501388026
Description
"Gender has become a commodity. Today's economy trades in symbols and narratives as much as in objects. As such, gender can be bought and sold, produced as an object, and demands constant work. What makes the commodity object seem alien, mysterious, and even threatening, Marx tells us, is that the worker's social relations - his subjectivity - are taken away from him and stamped into the object which then appears to have a life of its own, disassociated and threatening. Gender Commodity argues that gender is a social relation made into such an alienated object. In today's situation of radical insecurity, people are reaching out and identifying with objects - including symbolic ones - that promise quite falsely that they grant stability, duration, and fulfillment, and gender has been made into one of those. Gender Commodity is an interdisciplinary study that brings literary studies into dialogue with the surrounding mediascape around issues of gender, culture, and economy. It also asks how the symbolic production of gender commodity at home informs an imagination of gender policy as it reaches out globally. As it criticizes gender-affirmative feminism for participating in the culture of the commodity, Gender Commodity also looks to feminism to imagine gender otherwise."--
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How many pages are in Gender Commodity?
This edition of Gender Commodity has approximately 192 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Gender Commodity?
For most readers, Gender Commodity typically takes between 4h 0m and 2h 40m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 48,000 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Gender Commodity?
The estimated word count for Gender Commodity is approximately 48,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Gender Commodity?
Gender Commodity was written by Robin Truth Goodman.
When was Gender Commodity published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2022. The original work may have been published on a different date.