GGRA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hydro One, American Apparel, Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program
Document Summary
Fashion is one of the most global and most intimate commodities. Its chains of sourcing, production, supply and consumption span, unite and divide every imaginable geographical scale, from the world to the body. Divisions of labour and construction of idealized bodies that provoke anxiety. Ethical and just fashion involves supporting workers" rights and thinking critically about body images and politics. A site of power and social distinction. The body is central in the process where dominant cultures designate certain groups (disabled, elderly, queer, obese, female, people of colour and so on) as other or as different. Bodies can transgress boundaries queer and transgender bodies. Consider the importance of bodies in political protest. Work becomes one sight in which our identities are constructed and one site in which we become aware of such things as class, gender, race and sexuality. Certain bodies are also render disposable in places of work by virtue of production process and identity.
