Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Semiotica |
| Issue number | 205 |
| Pages (from-to) | 17-36 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISSN | 0037-1998 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Commodity
- Commodification
- Contemporary capitalism
- Benjamin
- China
- Counterfeits
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Benjamin in China, or the Silk Market Project : On the Changing Nature of the Commodity. / Archer, Matthew.
In: Semiotica, No. 205, 06.2015, p. 17-36.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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PY - 2015/6
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N2 - The nature of the commodity is changing in the face of the digitalization and financialization of capital and wealth. Using a counterfeit Louis Vuitton bag from Beijing’s Silk Road Market as a metaphor for the commodity in general, this paper applies theoretical insights from Walter Benjamin, Guy Debord, Jean Baudrillard, and others, to explore the role of perception and representation in new modes of value ascription. I also examine commodification in contemporary capitalism as an object-sign process, concluding with a brief discussion of the ways the “counterfeit” metaphor connects to other economic processes and theories.
AB - The nature of the commodity is changing in the face of the digitalization and financialization of capital and wealth. Using a counterfeit Louis Vuitton bag from Beijing’s Silk Road Market as a metaphor for the commodity in general, this paper applies theoretical insights from Walter Benjamin, Guy Debord, Jean Baudrillard, and others, to explore the role of perception and representation in new modes of value ascription. I also examine commodification in contemporary capitalism as an object-sign process, concluding with a brief discussion of the ways the “counterfeit” metaphor connects to other economic processes and theories.
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KW - Commodification
KW - Contemporary capitalism
KW - Benjamin
KW - China
KW - Counterfeits
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KW - Commodification
KW - Contemporary capitalism
KW - Benjamin
KW - China
KW - Counterfeits
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JO - Semiotica
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SN - 0037-1998
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