Aihwa ong flexible citizenship free download as pdf file. Aihwa ong is professor of anthropology at the university of california at berkeley. Aihwa ong s spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline 1987 traced the experiences of rural malaysian women who migrated to exportprocessing zones along the coast of. Why are malay women workers periodically seized by spirit possession on the shopfloors of modern factories. Aihwa ong spirits of resistance and capitalist disciplin. Based on intensive fieldwork, the book captures a moment of profound transformation for rural muslim women. If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline, second edition.
Peletz is associate professor of anthropology at colgate university and au. Factory women in malaysia, state university of new york press, 1987. Drawing on fieldwork data and secondary sources, it deciphers the cryptic language of malay spirit possession in relation to gender symbolism, social boundaries, and morality. Ong argues that cultural values and practicesboth islamicmalay and foreignare reworked and reconstituted in the industrial hierarchy.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of aihwa ong books online. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline factory women in malaysia. In the two decades since its original publication, spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline has become an ethnographic classic in the fields of anthropology, labor studies, and gender and globalization studies. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline, second edition aihwa ong published by state university of new york press ong, aihwa. This interpretation is contrasted to the corporate view that, by using the cosmopolitan medical model, converts workers into patients. Ong consistently intertwined the investment interests and corporate actions of chinese, japanese and american companies, but it remained fairly ambiguous as to who was responsible for the most significant oppression. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline suny press. Factory women in malaysia why are malay women workers periodically seized by spirit possession on the shopfloors of modern factories. Spirits and the multinational corporation in malaysia.
Editions for spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline aihwa. Aihwa ong s flexible citizenship begins with an anecdote about hong kong business leaders who, facing the political uncertainty of the citystates imminent. Aihwa ong is professor of anthropology and of south and southeast asian studies at the university of california, berkeley. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. As an anthropologist, i find the idea of resistance fascinating. In tune with the influence of feminist theory on the anthropology of gender, kinship, and production, ong argues that malay women factory. The cultural logics of transnationalism 1999 and spirits of resistance and capi. The factory shut down for three days and a spirithealer was hired to.
Rumina sethi postcolonnialismempire, nation and resistance. In this book, aihwa ong captures the disruptions, conflicts, and ambivalences in the lives of malay women and their families as they make the transition from peasant society to industrial. Factory women in malaysia aihwa ong in the two decades since its original publication, spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline has become an ethnographic classic in the fields of anthropology, labor studies, and. Aihwa ong neoliberalism as exception pdf neoliberalism as exception.
In this book, aihwa ong captures the disruptions, conflicts, and ambivalences in the lives of malay women and their families as they make the transition from peasant society to industrial production. Factory women in malaysia ebook written by aihwa ong. Analysing resistance during a training session what to. The 2010 shanghai expo has been the most explicit demonstration yet of a cando determination to experiment.
She is author and coeditor of several books, including spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Factory women in malaysia aihwa ong in the two decades since its original publication, spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline has become an ethnographic classic in the fields of anthropology, labor studies, and gender and globalization studies. New edition of aihwa ongs classic ethnographic study of malay women factory workers. Article information, pdf download for spirits of resistance and capitalist. Ong argues that cultural values and practicesboth islamicmalay and foreignare reworked and reconstituted in. Aihwa ongs work on capitalist discipline in the electronic industrial sector of the 1980s malaysia challenges readers to think about the ways in which the construciton and representation of womens sexuality has developed as a form of control centred in the discourse of the sexed female body and has impacted upon womens lives in the wider community. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline.
A unique feature of this book is the portrayal of malay women workers in japanese factories, caught between their culture and the culture of capitalism. Rent spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline 2nd edition 9781438433547 today, or search our site for other textbooks by aihwa ong. In the two decades since its original publication, spirits of resistance. In the two decades since its original publication, spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline has become a classic in the fields of anthropology, labor, gender and globalization studies. Factory women in malaysia in it, she explored the lives of young malay women in the 1980s who began to work in factories. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline factory. On the basis of the evidence, the most that could be said is that it.
Aihwa ong is associate professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley, and author of spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline 1987. Perhaps the hardest thing to follow in spirits of resistance were the several different contributors to the economic exploitation. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Factory women in malaysia suny ser 2nd second edition paperback on. Ong argues that cultural values and practices both islamicmalay and foreign are reworked and.
The cultural politics of modern chinese transnationalism. Every textbook comes with a 21day any reason guarantee. Similarly, aihwa ong s spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline explores gender and female sexuality as the site of both domination and of resistance, although often of an unwilled nature 1987. New edition of the classic ethnographic study of malay women factory workers. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. Aihwa ong in the two decades since its original publication, spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline has become a classic in the fields of anthropology, labor, gender and globalization studies. Aihwa ong why are malay women workers periodically seized by spirit possession on the shopfloors of modern factories. Aihwa ong s work on capitalist discipline in the electronic industrial sector of the 1980s malaysia challenges readers to think about the ways in which the construciton and representation of womens sexuality has developed as a form of control centred in the discourse of the sexed female body and has impacted upon womens lives in the wider community. Aihwa ongs analysis of the disruptions, conflicts, and ambivalences that roiled the lives of working women has inspired later generations of feminist ethnographers in their study of power, resistance, religious upheavals, and subject formation in the industrial periphery. A synopsis of spirits of resistance and capitalist.
Too great and at the same time too narrow a focus on spirit possession, on ong s part and in the reception of the text, has led to a misinterpretation of its content. New edition of aihwa ong s classic ethnographic study of malay women factory workers. Ong, aihwa spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Download citation spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. How are the experiences of neophyte factory women and their images of vice and virtue mediated by the visitations of malay spirits in modern factories. Dell’appa went into spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. She is well known for her interdisciplinary approach in investigations of globalization, modernity, and citizenship from. Factory women in malaysia anne boleyn was not beautiful, but she was irresistible, capturing the hearts of kings and commoners alike. Aihwa ong is professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley, a member of the science council of the international panel on social progress, and a former recipient of a macarthur fellowship for the study of sovereignty and citizenship. Aihwa ong s spirits of resistance and capitalist disciplinerural malaysian women migrating to manufacture electronicsbrought to light the over the top surveillance and management strategies to discipline the women workers for production efficiencyalso showed womens resistance. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline, second. Bewitching women, pious men by aihwa ong overdrive. Factory women in malaysia 1987 free ebook download as pdf file.
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