Factory women in malaysia 1987 free ebook download as pdf file. Ong argues that cultural values and practices both islamicmalay and foreign are reworked and reconstituted in the industrial hierarchy. Factory women in malaysia 1987, and the editor of ungrounded empires. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline by aihwa ong, 9781438433547. Aihwa ong introduces her profound inspiration for writing this book in the first several pages. The 2010 shanghai expo has been the most explicit demonstration yet of a cando. A synopsis of spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Ong, aihwa, spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Aihwa ong uses the example of the international and now transnational diaspora of guoqiao or overseas chinese to look at the construction of flexable citizenships.
Feminist re presentations of women in nonwestern societies aihwa ong. Graduated sovereignty in southeast asia aihwa ong, 2000. New edition of aihwa ongs classic ethnographic study of malay women factory workers. Haraway, university of california, santa cruz aihwa ongs important investigation of the relationship of capitalist work discipline and young womens sexuality in kampong society. By illuminating the encounter of malay peasants with global industrial production, the book also throws light on the attitude of neophyte wage workers elsewhere in the third world. Aihwa ong is associate professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley, and author of spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline 1987. Aihwa ong neoliberalism as exception pdf neoliberalism as exception. Peletz is associate professor of anthropology at colgate university and au.
Peletz is associate professor of anthropology at colgate university and author of a share of the harvest california, 1988. In the two decades since its original publication, spirits. She is well known for her interdisciplinary approach in investigations of globalization, modernity, and citizenship from southeast asia and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. On the basis of the evidence, the most that could be said is that it. Aihwa ong, spirits of resistance, spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a zero moving wall, so their current issues are available.
The intensity of the subject material was upheld in her prelude of each of the chapters content, as well as her account for the level of exploitation that was. Factory women in malaysia suny series in the anthropology of work ong, aihwa, freeman, carla on. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline, second edition aihwa ong published by state university of new york press ong, aihwa. 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. 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 to exploitation. 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. Abbreviations, tables, maps, plates, diagrams, notes, glossary. 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. She is author and coeditor of several books, including spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Aihwa ong spirits of resistance and capitalist disciplin. Aihwa ong is professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Aihwa ong s work deals with particular entanglements of politics, technology, ethics and affects in rapidly changing situations on the asia pacific rim. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline aihwa.
With a new critical introduction by anthropologist carla freeman, this new edition of spirits of resistance continues to offer an exemplary model of sophisticated analysis of culturally based resistance to the ideology, surveillance, and institutional authority of. Ong approaches research from vantage points outside or athwart the united states. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. Bewitching women, pious men gender and body politics in southeast asia. Wang ai hua 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. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline factory. Generic and brand drugs with 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
Why are malay women workers periodically seized by spirit possession on the shopfloors of modern factories. Aihwa ong why are malay women workers periodically seized by spirit possession on the shopfloors of modern factories. A synopsis of spirits of resistance and capitalist. Ong argues that cultural values and practicesboth islamicmalay and foreignare reworked and reconstituted in the industrial hierarchy. The intensity of the subject material was upheld in her prelude of each of the chapters content, as well as her account for the level of exploitation that was being endured with every penny made by women in factories. Christine pelzer white, state, culture, and gender. Thomas 1988 american anthropologist wiley online library.
Summer 1989 signs spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Rural womens work and status in postrevolutionary laos by carol j. This interpretation is contrasted to the corporate view that, by using the cosmopolitan medical model, converts workers into. The cultural logics of transnationalism 1999 and spirits of resistance and capi.
Bewitching women, pious men by aihwa ong, michael g. Aihwa ong s flexible citizenship begins with an anecdote about hong kong business leaders who, facing the political uncertainty of the citystates imminent. Drawing on fieldwork data and secondary sources, it deciphers the cryptic lan. As a foreignborn anthropologist, aihwa ong has always approached research from vantage points outside or athwart the united states. Gender, household dynamics and rural industrialization in javauniversity of california press, 1992, pp. Aihwa ong s 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. In a recent paper, marilyn strathern notes that feminists discover themselves by becoming conscious of oppression from the other.
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. The cultural logics of transnationalism 1999 and spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Factory women in malaysia anne boleyn was not beautiful, but she was irresistible, capturing the hearts of kings and commoners alike. Dell’appa went into spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with your account. Aihwa ong described how female workers at electronics factories in malaysia. Pasuk phongpaichit, from peasant girls to bangkok mas seuses geneva. Bewitching women, pious men by aihwa ong overdrive rakuten. Mar 11, 2009 perhaps the hardest thing to follow in spirits of resistance were the several different contributors to the economic exploitation. Spirits and the multinational corporation in malaysia. Aihwa ong, spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. 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. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
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Aihwa ong is professor of anthropology and of south and southeast asian studies at the university of california, berkeley. Factory women in malaysia ebook written by aihwa ong. Pdf hearts of resistance download full pdf book download. Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty and flexible citizenship. New edition of the classic ethnographic study of malay women factory workers. The cultural politics of modern chinese transnationalism. Curriculum vitae 2015 aihwa ong department of anthropology. Aihwa ong s nuanced approach to the malay women factory workers experiences of the contradictions of modern globalized capitalism has inspired subsequent generations of feminist ethnographers in their explorations of key questions of power, resistance, femininities, religious community, and social change. 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. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. 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.
Factory women in malaysia state university of new york press, 1987, pp. Factory women in malaysia suny series in the anthropology of work second by ong, aihwa, freeman, carla isbn. 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. Desai of the asia society in new york which underwrote a series of discussions on. These communities, she argues, increasingly construct their cultural identities through a pramatic assesment of the best strategies of advancement, irregardless of national place. Aug 16, 2019 aihwa ongs flexible citizenship begins with an anecdote about hong kong business leaders who, facing the political uncertainty of the citystates imminent. 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. Discover book depositorys huge selection of aihwa ong books online. Similarly, aihwa ongs 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline, second edition.
This angle of inquiry unsettles and troubles stabilized viewpoints and units of analysis in the social sciences. Download fulltext pdf i dont do theory, i do concept work. Buddha is hiding by aihwa ong paperback university of. The moving wall represents the time period between the last issue available in jstor and the most recently published issue of a journal. Editions for spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Rumina sethi postcolonnialismempire, nation and resistance. 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. Aihwa ong is professor in the department of anthropology, university of california, berkeley. Aihwa ong flexible citizenship free download as pdf file. This essay explores different interpretations of spirit possession episodes in multinational factories based in malaysia. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline, second edition. Factory women in malaysia why are malay women workers periodically seized by spirit possession on the shopfloors of modern factories. Continuity and change in womens position in rural vietnam, in women. 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.
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Factory women in malaysia suny series in the anthropology of work kindle edition by ong, aihwa, freeman, carla. 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. Ong, aihwa spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. New edition of aihwa ong s classic ethnographic study of malay women factory workers. 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. The hardcover of the spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline. Aihwa ong is professor of anthropology at the university of california at berkeley. Article information, pdf download for spirits of resistance and capitalist. 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. Aihwa ong \u27s 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 women\u27s sexuality has developed as a form of control centred in the discourse of the sexed female body and has impacted upon women\u27s lives in the wider community. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline, second. 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. Gender, sexuality, and the state in southeast asia. Graduated sovereignty refers to a the different modes of governing segments of the population who relate or do not relate to global markets.
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