Karen Ho

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Generating Capitalism

Theorizing the Contemporary

Generating Capitalism

Anthropological and broader social-scientific critiques of capitalism have faced two related analytical puzzles: First, if capitalist relations are generated wi... More

Gens: A Feminist Manifesto for the Study of Capitalism

Theorizing the Contemporary

Gens: A Feminist Manifesto for the Study of Capitalism

A Spanish translation of this post, as well as an adaptation as a comic (PDF), are now available on the website of the Laboratorio de Antropología Abierta, a sp... More

Occupy Finance and the Paradox/Possibilities of Productivity

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Occupy Finance and the Paradox/Possibilities of Productivity

So much of the justification for the dominance of financialization—the increased influence of financial interests, motives, and values in our social economy—is ... More

Occupy Finance and the Paradox/Possibilities of Productivity

Theorizing the Contemporary

Occupy Finance and the Paradox/Possibilities of Productivity

So much of the justification for the dominance of financialization—the increased influence of financial interests, motives, and values in our social economy—is ... More