GGRA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bloor Street, Denim, Core Countries
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Article of trade or commerce, something useful that can be bought, sold, or traded. Embodies a history and geography of social relations including labour. Seen everywhere and defines who and what we are as individuals. Visible or invisible, legal or illegal, real or fictive. The economic cell of capitalism " consume what they produce. Gives rise to a unique form of social interdependence where people do not. Produce and exchange commodities acquire other commodities. Contains labour, materials, social relations, design and symbolic qualities. Frequently consumer choices are said to be based on individual choice. Concepts of relationality and scale help us connect these phenomenon. Fashion is one of the most global and most intimate commodities. Its chains of sourcing, production, supply and consumption span, from the world to the body. Examining history and geography of garment commodities reveal processes of inequality and the formation of identities. Definition: specialization of different people, regions, or countries in particular kinds of economic activity.
