by Júlia Vicente
In a world that profits from diposability, what does it mean to repair a piece of clothing? This article considers the environmental and feminist implications of overconsumption and the increasing popularity of fast fashion. It also explores how choosing to repair rather than replace items can be a personal, political and collective act of resistance.
Tag: capitalism
The Price of Love – Emotional Capitalism and Gendered Power
by Clara Sophie Feldmann
Is there such a thing as morally legitimate capitalism? In modern capitalist societies, morality often appears curiously displaced from and at odds with the dominant economic values. Principles such as competition, profit maximisation, and efficiency sit uneasily alongside ethical ideals of justice, empathy, and solidarity.
Cure for Ennui? Revolt!
by Sadaf Javed
Whether we are busy drowning ourselves in fabricated realities or on our way down the miserable road to disillusionment, it only takes a quick line of reasoning to conclude that we live in a sick world. The dystopia is not in the future; it is already here, has been here for a while.
What HBO´s “The Deuce“ can teach us about the intersection of sex work, power, class and capitalism
by Laura Schranz Due to new court rulings that loosened obscenity rules and left them rather ambiguous and open to interpretation, New York experienced a boom in sex work, leading to the so-called “Golden Age of Porn”. Place of action was mostly the so-called Deuce, a street in Manhattan between Times Square and 8th Avenue.