Commodification

Micheaux Ferdinand Reflective Essay #3 Brodsky SOC 333 Women, in Western Society, are culturally raised to view their bodies as a project to be worked on, however, this viewpoint can be dissected into two different arguments. By describing their bodies as a “project”, one can interpret that the body of female is being objectified and further the oppression of women by forcing them to take certain daily rituals, that waste time and money, to further the ideal of the “male gaze”. The opposing…

In the past few centuries, women have taken it upon themselves to combat the misogyny they faced by speaking up through any form, and that included poetry. Feminists would speak about the objectification and commodification of women, embracing their sexuality, and acknowledging the intersectionality of other identities such as racial and sexual identity. Poetry has been used for years to make political statements, so it should not be surprising that women would use poetry as a medium to voice…

incorporate from their past are a reminder to their communities that they are a strong group of people and will continue to be. Their works in turn take on the form of a political resistance to continual social oppression. That being said, there is a commodification of these forms of artistic expression that can dilute the very…

that she is referred to as the female Banksy. Bambi is a British street artist known for her stenciled graffiti work. The work that Bambi does “focuses on contemporary female identity and its relationship to patriarchal culture, as well as the commodification of the art world and various political injustices” (Bambi), and does work of Amy Winehouse and Queen Elizabeth. Celebrities such as Adele, Brad Pitt, David Beckham and Rihanna collect some of her work to be hanged up in their homes. Some of…

the narrator’s forced grieving process and defense mechanism of repression, reveals the bourgeoisies’ control over the proletariat in the shelters. Through the resale possibilities of material possessions and the poor people in the shelters, commodification shows the idea that the bourgeoisie believes humans hold the same value as their material possessions. Considering love is chosen by the bourgeoisie and forced on the poor…

Annotated Bibliography André Brock, Racial Representation and Gamers, Resident Evil 5: “When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong”. Games and Culture 2011, published online 15 July 2011. As the social web has matured, gamers congregate publicly on gaming blogs to discuss their experiences and identities, exposing their ideological, cultural, and practical beliefs about gaming. this article presents an alternative analytical method for video research by combining a culturally oriented analysis of a…

Fitchen talks about malnutrition in the United States, a country, which most people expect that it feeds its citizens well. She elaborates the cultural values and meanings that are attached to the opposition rich-poor on the image of a poor person buying a steak with a food stamp. She shows that domestic hunger often goes unnoticed, because those people who are poor enough to qualify for government food stamps, may be seen in grocery stores, purchasing not only basic food stuffs, but also…

Humans - we’re constantly moving and experiencing life with little regard for the consequences our actions have on things that we think do not affect us. We are so engaged with the social and anthropocentric aspects of this world that we often forget, ignore, and neglect nonhuman things and processes. However, most of these nonhuman entitities, such as nature, are a part of us as much as we are a part of it. Nature is not separate from humans and the two are vitally interconnected. Many…

murdered when he attempts to prevent the rape of Eliza. This seems unrealistic as Robert would have been too valuable to be wasted so easily. More likely would have been the device shown with the introduction of the hold on the ship, the mask. With commodification of black bodies, one could not see a person without evaluating their worth in the market. While McQueen may have made this directorial choice in order to keep the film a reasonable length, he allows for a viewing of the movie which…

separated from loved ones, many slaves “tried to save themselves from the trade by threatening self-destruction.” One such example is of a slave named Ednoull, who was able to delay his separation from his wife by threatening suicide. Due to their commodification, slaves were valued by their physical condition, the amount of work they could perform, and the skills they possess. If they became injured, their value would decrease and their owners would make less money. Thus, by suggesting…