7 Questions
What is the focus of the inquiry regarding dagongmei in China's new economy?
The subjectivity of the dagongmei and how she lives the fissures produced between capitalism's twin imperatives to cease to produce and consume.
According to the text, what has become the moving spirit of millennialism and a hallmark of modernity?
Consumption.
What is the intended effect of the global capitalist project, as stated in the text?
To further magnify differences and undercut class collectivity and class consciousness.
What is the relationship between subalterns and production/consumption, according to the text?
Subalterns are forced to produce and consume as if it were their fate.
How has developmentalism been recognized by consumerism in China?
As both the motive force and the measure of development.
What role does the dagongmei play in China's new economy, according to the text?
The dagongmei figures not only as a desired producer but also as a desiring consumer.
Is consumption a subversive force against productivist capitalism, according to the text?
No, consumption is not a subversive force against productivist capitalism.
Study Notes
- Subalterns are forced to produce and consume as if it were their fate.
- The subsumption of production allows consumption to appear as a democratic show.
- Developmentalism has been recognized by consumerism in China as both the motive force and the measure of development.
- Dagongmei offers a means through which to engage with debates on global capital sans production.
- The dagongmei figures not only as a desired producer but also as a desiring consumer in China's new economy.
- The subjectivity of the dagongmei and how she lives the fissures produced between capitalism's twin imperatives to cease to produce and consume is the focus of the inquiry.
- Consumption is now the moving spirit of millennialism and has become a hallmark of modernity.
- The global capitalist project is intended not only to further magnify differences but also to undercut class collectivity and class consciousness.
- We cannot blind ourselves to the fact that sweatshop production is rapidly expanding.
- Consumption is not a subversive force against productivist capitalism.
Test your knowledge on the intersection of global capitalism, production, and consumption with this thought-provoking quiz. From the role of subalterns in the production and consumption process to the impact of developmentalism and consumerism in China, this quiz will challenge your understanding of modernity and the global capitalist project. Explore the subjectivity of the dagongmei and the expanding sweatshop production, and discover why consumption may not be the subversive force against productivist capitalism that we thought it was
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