CUNY Graduate Center, Spring, 2006 ANTH 72200 Work, Labor, and Markets GC: TH, 11:45 a. .

. 1:45 p. . !"4#2$% Prof. Michael Blim &'(i )g*.*un+.edu Office Hours open Thursday afternoons and Fridays and by appointment 212,$17,$007 G-a(. T/i. .e inar e0p(-re. t/e pr-1(e . entai(ed in t/e .-*ia( .*ienti2i* ana(+.i. -2 3-r4 and (a1-r in t/e *-nte0t -2 t/e g(-1a( e*-n- +. T-pi*. in*(ude: t/e in*rea.ing 5ariet+ -2 (a1-r pr-*e..e.6 t/e i pa*t -2 -rgani7ati-na( re5-(uti-n. -2 t/e 2ir -n 3-r4 e0perien*e.6 t/e */anging nature -2 (a1-r ar4et.6 and t/e di22i*u(tie. 2a*ed 1+ -rgani7ed (a1-r in t/e (ig/t -2 t/e 2-reg-ing *ir*u .tan*e.. A 8ui*4 run,d-3n -2 *(a..i*a( t/e-rie. -2 3-r4 and (a1-r 3i(( .tart -22 t/e *-ur.e, 3/i*/ 3i(( 1e 2-((-3ed 1+ *a.e .tudie. , g(-1a( and (-*a(, /i.t-ri*a( and *-nte p-rar+ , t/at ena1(e t/e .e inar t- 3-r4 *(-.e(+ -n t/e t-pi*.. 9-r4 pr-du*t 3i(( 1e neg-tiated -n a *a.e,1+,*a.e 1a.i.. 'e*au.e t/e.e 1--4. are n-t a5ai(a1(e in t/e GC :i1rar+, ; /a5e -rdered *-pie. at :a1+rint/ '--4., 5#6 9e.t 112t/ Street, Ne3 Y-r4, NY 10025: <ane C-((in., Threads: Gender, Labor, and Power in the Global Apparel Industry , =U -2 C/i*ag-, 200#>. ?(i7a1et/ @unn, Privatizing Poland: Baby Food, Big Business, and the Re a!ing o" Labor, =C-rne((, 2004>. Ge-rge Ar3e((, The Road to #igan Pier, =Har*-urt, 1"5$ !1"#7%>. C/ar(e. Berr-3, $rganizing A eri%a: #ealth, Power, and the $rigins o" &orporate &apitalis , =Brin*et-n UB, 2002> Ci*/ard Sennett, The &orrosion o" &hara%ter: The Personal &onse'uen%es o" #or! in the (ew &apitalis , =N-rt-n, 1""$>. 'e5er(+ Si(5er, For%es o" Labor: #or!ers) *ove ents and Globalization sin%e +,-., =Ca 1ridge Uni5er.it+ Bre.., 200#>. Ste5e Stri22(er, &hi%!en: The /angerous Trans"or ation o" A eri%a)s Favorite Food, =Ya(e UB, 2005>.

Ara 9i(.-n, The Inti ate 0%ono ies o" Bang!o!: To boys, Ty%oons, and Avon Ladies, =U -2 Ca(i2-rnia Bre.., 2004>. ; /-pe t- /a5e t/e re.t -2 t/e 1--4. -n re.er5e and arti*(e.D1--4 */apter. -n ere.er5e in p(ent+ -2 ti e 2-r u.e. ; .ugge.t t/at +-u 2ind per.-na( *-pie. -2 t/e 1--4. 3e are reading in t/eir entiret+. T/e+ are Ar3e((, Sennett, Si(5er, and Berr-3. T3- 3ritten a..ign ent. are e0pe*ted. Ane i. a . a(( ana(+ti*a( .u ar+ -2 t/e *a.e .tud+ rep-rt -r 3/i*/ +-u are re.p-n.i1(e. T/e .e*-nd i. a (-nger pie*e, t/e t+pe and t-pi* -2 3/i*/ i. neg-tia1(e. trate!ies ;a g-ing t- u.e .e5era( .trategie..

T/e 2ir.t t3- 3ee4. are 4ind -2 a 3ar ,up, a getting 2a i(iar 3it/ ea*/ -t/er and t/i. en-r -u. 2ie(d 5ia t3- 1--4. t/at erit *-ntinuing attenti-n. ;n additi-n, 3e 3i(( .pend .- e ti e in *(a.. 1ru./ing up -n *(a..i*a( t/e-r+E. *-ntri1uti-n t- -ur under.tanding -2 3-r4 and (a1-r. ;2 +-u /a5enEt 3-r4ed -n t/e *(a..i*., -r 3ant t- 1ru./ up, .4i re(e5ant part. -2:

@ur4/ei , The /ivision o" Labor in 1o%iety2 See C/apter. FT/e Br-gre.. -2 t/e @i5i.i-n -2 :a1-r and -2 Happine..G and FCau.e. -2 t/e H-reg-ing.G &ar0, &apital I, Part 3: FT/e Br-du*ti-n -2 A1.-(ute and -2 Ce(ati5e Surp(u. Ia(ueG and The 0%ono i% and Philosophi%al *anus%ripts. Ar ./-rten t/e pr-*e.. 1+ .eeing e0*erpt. .u*/ a. F?0p(-itati-n,G F:a1-r Br-*e..,G and FSurp(u. Ia(ueG in T- '-tt- -re, A /i%tionary o" *ar4ist Thought, =Har5ard Uni5er.it+ Bre.., 1"$#>. &a0 9e1er, 0%ono y and 1o%iety, 4#,4$, ##",#54, "26,"#". ;2 +-u *anEt get a /-(d -2 0%ono y and 1o%iety, See Han. Gert/ and C. 9rig/t &i((., Fro *a4 #eber, 1$0,1"5. T/e .e*-nd .trateg+ i. t- di5ide t/e (a1-r -n *-5ering t/e *a.e .tudie. (i.ted under .e5era( t-pi*.. ?a*/ .tudent 3i(( a4e a 1rie2 -ra( pre.entati-n -2 t/e 2inding. -2 at (ea.t -ne *a.e .tud+, *-n.i.ting -2 an et/n-grap/+ -r ng- rep-rt. T/ere are -re *a.e. t/an t/ere are .tudent., .- 3e ig/t in*(ude. .- e -2 t/e J-urna( arti*(e. and 1--4 */apter e0*erpt. a. 3e((. A ./-rt 3ritten ana(+.i. -2 n-re t/an 5 page. 1a.ed up-n t/e pre.entati-n ./-u(d 1e pa..ed in =and ar-und> at t/e ti e -2 t/e pre.entati-n.

eminar Outline "anuary #$% &ntroduction February #% Writin! about Labor Ge-rge Ar3e((, T/e C-ad t- 9igan Bier February '% (eflectin! about Work Ci*/ard Sennett, The &orrosion o" &hara%ter: The Personal &onse'uen%es o" #or! in the (ew &apitalis February )$ and #* and March #% Labor, Labor Process, Labor Markets% +onceptual ,ie-s Ci*/ard S3ed1erg, F&ar4et. a. S-*ia( Stru*ture.,G in Nei( S e(.er and Ci*/ard S3ed1erg, edit-r., 5andboo! o" 0%ono i% 1o%iology, =Brin*et-n, 1""4>, 255, 2$2. C/ri. and C/ar(e. Ti((+, FCapita(i.t 9-r4 and :a1-r &ar4et.,G in Nei( S e(.er and Ci*/ard S3ed1erg, edit-r., 5andboo! o" 0%ono i% 1o%iology, =Brin*et-n, 1""4>, 2$#,#12. 9a(ter B-3e(( and :aure( S it/,@-err, FNet3-r4. and ?*-n- i* :i2e,G in Nei( S e(.er and Ci*/ard S3ed1erg, edit-r., 5andboo! o" 0%ono i% 1o%iology, =Brin*et-n, 1""4>, #6$,402. C-1ert- Hernande7 and Ce(ina Su, FSpa*e in t/e Stud+ -2 :a1-r &ar4et.,G Annual Review o" 1o%iology, #0, =2004>, 545,6". &i*/ae( St-rper and Ci*/ard 9a(4er, F:a1-r T/e B-(iti*. -2 B(a*e and 9-r4p(a*e,G in St-rper and 9a(4er, The &apitalist I perative: Territory, Te%hnology, and Industrial Growth , ='(a*43e((, 1"$">, 154,1$2 &anue( Ca.te((., The Rise o" the (etwor! 1o%iety, ='(a*43e((, 1""6>, 22$,27". @iana Harre((, &art/a :a1-i..iere, and <ae.-n C-.en2e(d, FSi7ing t/e ? erging G(-1a( :a1-r &ar4et,G *%6insey 7uarterly, #, =2005>, "page.. /ttp:DD333. *4in.e+8uarter(+.*- Darti*(eKprint.a.p0L:2M7N:#M10NarM16#5

Bau( Sa ue(.-n, F9/ere Ci*ard- and &i(( Ce1ut and C-n2ir Argu ent. -2 &ain.trea ?*-n- i.t. Supp-rting G(-1a(i7ati-n,G 8ournal o" 0%ono i% Perspe%tives, 1$:#, =Su er 2004>, 1#5,146. March ' and )$%.lobal Labor Markets, Processes, and tru!!les 'e5er(+ Si(5er, For%es o" Labor: #or!ers) *ove ents and Globalization sin%e +,-., =Ca 1ridge Uni5er.it+ Bre.., 200#>. ;nternati-na( :a1-ur Argani7ati-n, FOe+ ;ndi*at-r. -2 t/e :a1-r &ar4et,G /ttp:DD4i( .i(-.-rgD2005Dpre..Dd-3n(-adD?0Su ?N.pd2 Su.an C/ri.t-per.-n, F9/+ @- Nati-na( :a1-r &ar4et Bra*ti*e. C-ntinue t@i5erge in t/e G(-1a( ?*-n- +L T/e P&i..ing :in4E -2 ;n5e.t ent Cu(e.,G 0%ono i% Geography, 7$:1, =<anuar+ 2002>, 1,20. Sutti Arti7, F:a1-ring in t/e Ha*t-rie. and in t/e Hie(d.,G Annual Review o" Anthropology, #1, =2002>, #"5,417. Ca.e.: ?(i7a1et/ Herr+, (ot $urs Alone: Patri ony, 3alue, and &olle%tivity in &onte porary *e4i%o, =C-(u 1ia U Bre.., 2005>. <une Na./, #e 0at the *ines, and the *ines 0at 9s, =C-(u 1ia U Bre.., 1"7">. ?(i7a1et/ @unn, Privatizing Poland: Baby Food, Big Business, and the Re a!ing o" Labor, =C-rne((, 2004>. March #* and /pril $% The &nternational 0i1ision of Labor and the 23ploitation of Women and Minors H-r e0*e((ent -5er5ie3., .ee: &ar+ 'et/ &i((., FGender and ;ne8ua(it+ in t/e G(-1a( :a1-r H-r*e,G Annual Review o" Anthropology, #2, =200#>,41,62. Sa2iri. T7annat-., F9- en and :a1-r &ar4et C/ange. in t/e G(-1a( ?*-n- +: Gr-3t/ He(p., ;ne8ua(itie. Hurt and Bu1(i* B-(i*+ &atter. #orld /evelop ent, 27:#, =&ar*/ 1"""> 551,6". 'ridget Ander.-n, /oing the /irty #or!: The Global Politi%s o" /o esti% Labour , =Qed Bre.., 2000>.

Ca.e.: :-urde. 'eneria and &arta C-(dan, The &rossroads o" &lass and Gender: Industrial 5o ewor!, 1ub%ontra%ting, and 5ousehold /yna i%s in *e4i%o &ity , = U -2 C/i*ag-, 1"$7>. <ane C-((in., Threads: Gender, Labor, and Power in the Global Apparel Industry , =U -2 C/i*ag-, 200#>. &aria Batri*ia Hernande7,Oe((+, For #e Are 1old, I and *y People: #o en and Industry in *e4i%o)s Frontier, =SUNY Bre.., 1"$#>. Seung,4+ung Oi , &lass 1truggle or Fa ily 1truggle:: The Lives o" #o en Fa%tory #or!ers in 1outh 6orea, =Ca 1ridge U Bre.., 1""7>. Anru :ee, In the (a e o" 5ar ony and Prosperity: Labor and Gender Politi%s in Taiwan)s 0%ono i% Restru%turing, =SUNY Bre.., 2004>. C/ing O3an :ee, Gender and the 1outh &hina *ira%le: Two #orlds o" Fa%tory #o en, =U -2 Ca(i2-rnia 1""$>. Ai/3a Ang, 1pirits o" Resistan%e and &apitalist /is%ipline: Fa%tory #o en in *alaysia, =SUNY Bre.., 1"$7>. He(en Sa2a, The *yth o" the *ale Breadwinner: #o en and Industrialization in the &aribbean, 9e.t5ie3, 1""5>. :+nn Step/en, ;apote% #o en, =U -2 Te0a. Bre.., 1""1>. Oat/r+n 9ard, ed, #o en #or!ers and Global Restru%turing, =C-rne(( UB, 1""0>. @iane 9-(2, Fa%tory /aughters: Gender, 5ousehold /yna i%s, and Rural Industrialization in 8ava, =U -2 Ca(i2-rnia 1""2>. Batri*ia Qa5e((a, #o en #or!ers and &hi%ago Fa ilies: &anning #or!ers in the 1anta &lara 3alley, =C-rne(( UB, 1"$7>. Hu an Cig/t. 9at*/, F&aid t- Arder: ?nding A1u.e. again.t &igrant @- e.ti* 9-r4er. in Singap-re,G @e*e 1er 7, 2005, /ttp:DD/r3.-rgDrep-rt.D2005D.ingap-re1205D Hu an Cig/t. 9at*/, F;n.ide t/e H- e, Aut.ide t/e :a3: A1u.e -2 C/i(d @- e.ti* 9-r4er. in &-r-**-,G @e*e 1er 21, 2005, /ttp:DD/r3.-rgDrep-rt.D2005D -r-**-1205

/pril #4% .ender, Labor, and &dentity in the .lobal 2conomy :ei(a Hernande., Produ%ing #or!ers: The Politi%s o" Gender, &lass and &ulture in the &al%utta 8ute *ills, =U -2 Benn.+(5ania, 1""7>. Car(a Hree an, 5igh Te%h and 5igh 5eels in the Global 0%ono y: #o en, #or! and Pin!<&ollar Identities, =@u4e U Bre.., 2000>. @-rinne O-nd-, &ra"ting 1elves: Power, Gender, and /is%ourses o" Identity in a 8apanese #or!pla%e, =U -2 C/i*ag-, 1""0>. &ar+ 'et/ &i((., Thai #o en in the Global Labor For%e: &onsu ing /esires, &ontested 1elves, =Cutger. U Bre.., 1""">. :i.a C-2e(, $ther *odernities: Gendered =earnings in &hina a"ter 1o%ialis , =U -2 Ca(i2-rnia, 1""">. Ara 9i(.-n, T/e ;nti ate ?*-n- ie. -2 'ang4-4: T- 1-+., T+*--n., and A5-n :adie., =U -2 Ca(i2-rnia Bre.., 2004>. May 5, )), and )6% 7nited tates Labor Processes and Labor Markets C/ar(e. Berr-3, $rganizing A eri%a: #ealth, Power, and the $rigins o" &orporate &apitalis , =Brin*et-n UB, 2002>. Hran4 :e5+ and Ci*/ard &urnane, The (ew /ivision o" Labor: 5ow &o puters Are &reating the (e4t 8ob *ar!et, =Brin*et-n UB, 2004>, 1#,54. Step/en 'ar(e+ and Gide-n Ounda, Gurus, 5ired Guns, and #ar Bodies: Itinerant 04perts in a 6nowledge 0%ono y , =Brin*et-n UB, 2005>, 1,#2, 1#6,1$7, 2$5,#20. Bau( A.ter an, et.a(., #or!ing in A eri%a: A Blueprint "or the (ew Labor *ar!et =&;T Bre.., 2002>. =?1--4 at Cee. :i1rar+, 1ar*-de nu 1er 12#"7"> FCe5ie3 S+ p-.iu -n #or!ing in A eri%a,G Industrial > Labor Relations Review ,55:4, =<u(+ 2002>, 715,746. @e1-ra/ Higart, F:a1-r &ar4et B-(i*+: Ane ;n.tituti-na(i.tR. Agenda,G 8ournal o" 0%ono i% Issues, #7:2, =<une 200#>, #15,#24. Hran4(in 9i(.-n, ?t/ni* Ni*/ing and &etr-p-(itan :a1-r &ar4et.,G 1o%ial 1%ien%e Resear%h, #2:#, =Septe 1er 200#>, 42",466.

Ca.e.: @a5id Gri22it/ and ?d Oi..an, #or!ing Poor: Far wor!ers in the 9nited 1tates =Te p(e U Bre.., 1""5>. <une Na./, Fro Tan! Town to 5igh Te%h: The &lash o" &o Industrial &y%les, =SUNY Bre.., 1"$">. unity and

Ste5e Stri22(er, &hi%!en: The /angerous Trans"or ation o" A eri%a)s Favorite Food, =Ya(e U Bre.., 2005>. Hu an Cig/t. 9at*/, FUn2air Ad5antage: 9-r4er.E Hreedt/e US under Hu an Cig/t. Standard.,G =Augu.t, 2000>, /ttp:DD333./r3.-rgDrep-rt.D2000Du.D(a1-r -2 A..-*iati-n in

Hu an Cig/t. 9at*/, F; igrant 9-r4er. in t/e U.S. &eat and B-u(tr+ ;ndu.tr+,G =@e*e 1er 15, 2005>, /ttp:DD333./r3.-rgD1a*4gr-underDu.aDun, .u11005 Hu an Cig/t. 9at*/, F'(--d, S3eat, and Hear: 9-r4er.E Cig/t. in U.S. &eat and B-u(tr+ B(ant.,G 333./r3.-rgDrep-rt.D2005Du.a0105

FO( (2F2(28+2 98ot included in this sprin!:s course; 0omestic Labor, Women:s Work, and the &nformal 2conomy 'a11, H(-ren*e, 'et3een Hie(d and C--4ing B-t : T/e B-(iti*a( ?*-n- + -2 &ar4et3- en in Beru, =Uni5er.it+ -2 Te0a. Bre.., 1""$!1"$"%>. Han. and <udit/,&aria 'ue*/(er, The #orld o" 1o"ia 3elas'uez, =C-(u 1ia U Bre.., 1""6>. :e.(e+ Gi((, Pre%arious /ependen%ies: Gender, &lass, and /o esti% 1ervi%e in Bolivia, =C-(u 1ia UB, 1""4>. Oaren Han.en, /istant &o panions: 1ervants and 0 ployers in ;a bia, +?..< +?,@, =C-rne(( UB, 1"$">. <enn+ 9/ite, *oney *a!es 9s Relatives: #o en)s Labor in 9rban Tur!ey , =U -2 Te0a. Bre.., 1""4>.

Plantations% Labor Processes, Work<Land tru!!les, and /ccumulation See in2-r ati5e */apter, .ee FT/e Great ?.tate.: B-3er, ?0tra*ti-n, and ?0pan.i-n,G in Step/en Gude an, The Anthropology o" 0%ono y, ='(a*43e((, 201>, 6$,7". B/i(ippe '-urg-i., 0thni%ity at #or!, =<-/n. H-p4in. U Bre.., 1"$">. &ar* ?de( an, The Logi% o" Lati"undio: The Large 0states o" (orthwestern &osta Ri%a sin%e the Late +?th &entury, =Stan2-rd U Bre.., 1""#>. C(i22-rd Geert7, Agri%ultural Involution: The Pro%esses o" 0%ologi%al &hange in Indonesia, U -2 Ca(i2-rnia, 1"6#>. Sidne+ &int7, 1weetness and Power: The Pla%e o" 1ugar in *odern 5istory , =Benguin, 1"$5>. &arta Betru.e3i*7, Lati"undiu : *oral 0%ono y and *aterial Li"e in a 0uropean Periphery, =U -2 &i*/igan, 1""6>. Ga5in S it/, Livelihood and Resistan%e :Peasants and the Politi%s o" Land in Peru, =U -2 Ca(i2-rnia, 1"$">. St-(er, Ann, &apitalis and &on"rontation in 1u atra)s Plantation Belt, +,-.< +?-?, =U -2 &i*/igan Bre.., 1""5!1"$5%>. &i*/ae( 9att., F:i2e under t/e C-ntra*t: C-ntra*t Har ing, Agrarian Ce.tru*turing, and H(e0i1(e A**u u(ati-n,G 21,77.