Ong neoliberalism as mobile technology neoliberalism as a. Aihwa ongs keen ethnographic perspective brings into sharp relief some of the. Neoliberalism is commonly viewed as an economic doctrine that seeks to limit the scope of government. Framing diffusion through social media barnesmoore scott. Piedaterre subjects in the megacity, citizenship studies vol. Additional required readings are available through electronic reserves on blackboard. Aihwa ong is interested in the spaces and identities opened up by neoliberalism as exceptionthe marketoriented and calculating technologies of government used by otherwise interventionist states in east asia, and by exceptions to neoliberalismthe management of populations who are deliberately excluded from neoliberal considerations. The cultural logics of transnationality, winner of the association for asian american studies. Aihwa ong, neoliberalism as mobile technology, transactions of the institute of british geographers 32 2007 38. In this groundbreaking work, aihwa ong offers an alternative view of neoliberalism as an extraordinarily malleable technology of governing that is taken up in different ways by different regimes. As a foreignborn anthropologist, aihwa ong has always approached research from vantage points outside or athwart the united states.
Drawing upon aihwa ongs concept of neoliberalism as exception, this paper explores how the education authority in shanghai capitalises on neoliberal knowledge, techniques and logics to. Neoliberalism as exception, exception to neoliberalism, neoliberalism as exception. This syllabus is subject to change course syllabus. Collier and andrew lakoff 3 midst anthropologys problems 40 paul rabinow part ii bioscience and biological life 55 ethics of technoscientific objects 57 4 stem cells r us. Drawing upon aihwa ong s concept of neoliberalism as exception, this paper explores how the education authority in shanghai capitalises on neoliberal knowledge, techniques and logics to. Ongs great strength as an essayist, this book makes clear, is her focus on contradictions. May 30, 2006 aihwa ong is professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley.
Technology, politics, and ethics as anthropological problems coedited with stephen j. As such, ong recognizes that citizenship and other legal rights are not given by default to those within a certain territory, but instead divided unequally and given more to a wealthy social elite. Documents and settingsifeldmanmyfilesteachinganthro of. Documents and settingsifeldmanmyfilesteachinganthro. Instructor or customer service representative reflections. Emergent life forms and the global biological 59 sarah franklin 5 operability, bioavailability, and.
Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline, second edition. Generic and brand drugs with 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Books by aihwa ong author of neoliberalism as exception. Jamie peck, nik theodore and neil brenner, neoliberal urbanism. Decembers thorn a fever devilin novel, phillip depoy, jan 22, 20, fiction, 295 pages. Introduction to the study of communication as a social force friday, 1. In her opening essay, worlding cities, or the art of being global, aihwa ong calls for new approaches in global metropolitan studies, those that can trouble both political economy and postcolonial frameworks. Books marked with x will be made available as pdf files. Aug 30, 2006 maila stivens intersections ong s revelations in neoliberalism as exception are so numerous, empirically engaged and imaginatively engaging that at least this moderately informed reader of the developmental and globalization literatures is inclined to regard her as a leading theorist of the global economy in the new millennium. Unintervista con aihwa ong, brett neilson, gigi roggero, il manifesto, marzo, 2007, p. Ong s strength has always lain in generating new insight by connecting observations in diverse arenas in onv ways. Aihwa ong is professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley. Factory women in malaysia suny series in the anthropology of work ong, aihwa, freeman, carla on. The core of ong s argument opposes the common view that neoliberalism is an economic doctrine that seeks to limit the scope of government, with some considering it a form of predatory capitalism with adverse effects on the global south.
She is well known for her interdisciplinary approach in investigations of globalization, modernity, and citizenship from southeast asia and. Jan 30, 2018 conversations about the state of higher education in the us are increasingly attuned to the predatory practices of forprofit colleges. University of british columbia british columbia, canada v6t. Spirits of resistance and capitalist discipline, second. Boundary crossings neoliberalism as a mobile technology aihwa ong department of anthropology, university of california, berkeley, ca 947203710, usa email. Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty and flexible citizenship. A brief history of neoliberalism, 2007, 247 pages, david. Ong neoliberalism as mobile technology neoliberalism. Neoliberalism as exception, exception to neoliberalism.
Maila stivens intersections ongs revelations in neoliberalism as exception are so numerous, empirically engaged and imaginatively engaging that at least this moderately informed reader of the developmental and globalization literatures is inclined to regard her as a leading theorist of the global economy in the new millennium. Core seminar in social and cultural anthropology winter 2016. Some consider it a ae of predatory capitalism with adverse effects on the global south. Framed by a critical engagement with aihwa ongs theory of neoliberalism as exception, analysis reveals that macaus economic growth was enhanced, not by optimizing technocratic rationalities, but by reactive measures taken up by different actors, at several different scales, to address three governance. Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty by aihwa ong disposable women and other myths of global capitalism by melissa w. Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty aihwa ong neoliberalism is commonly viewed as an economic doctrine that seeks to limit the scope of government. Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty brings together essays mostly published over the last decade. Rather than a uniform application of sovereign power, neoliberal calculations dictate policies that make the most of differentiations. Drawing upon aihwa ongs concept of neoliberalism as exception, this paper.
Ong s great strength as an essayist, this book makes clear, is her focus on contradictions. Neoliberalism as exception exception to neoliberalism. Neoliberalism is often described by reference to a trilogy of policies known as liberalization, privatization, and stabilization. Collier and aihwa ong 2 on regimes of living 22 stephen j.
From state managed capitalism to neoliberal crisis by nancy fraser social reproduction. Social justice and neoliberalism katie willis, adrian smith and alison stenning neoliberalism, understood as a set of ideas and practices centred on an increased role for the free market, flexibility in labour markets and a reconfiguration of state welfare activities, has become increas. In this groundbreaking work, aihwa ong offers an alternative view of neoliberalism as an extraordinarily malleable technology of governing that is taken up in. Pdf drawing upon aihwa ongs concept of neoliberalism as exception, this. Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty until now regarding the ebook weve got neoliberalism as exception. The essay offers a critical retrospective engagement with my experience teaching at a forprofit institution of higher education. Feminist political economy challenges neoliberalism edited by. The former, she argues, positions cities within a singular script, that of planetary capital.
Factory women in malaysia suny series in the anthropology of work. Neoliberalism as exception mutations in citizenship and sovereignty, aihwa ong, jul 19, 2006. Aihwa ong is professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley, a member of the science council of the international panel on social progress, and a former recipient of a macarthur fellowship for the study of sovereignty and citizenship. Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty ebook written by aihwa ong. Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty, duke university press. It will become mandatory reading for students and policy makers around the world.
Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty,by aihwa ong the politics of free markets. University of british columbia british columbia, canada. The rise of neoliberal economic policies in britain, france, germany, and the united states,by monica prasad 17 rhacel salazar parrenas crossnational studies of production and protest unraveling the garment industry. You do not need to obtain the specific edition listed here. Some consider it a form of predatory capitalism with adverse effects on the global south. However, the policies associated with those terms are best understood as means to transform the institutions of regulated capitalism into the institutions of neoliberal capitalism.
Aihwa ongs work on neoliberalism is a good example, beginning with a critique of what she phrases bign neoliberalism that takes the shape of an economic tsunami that is gathering force across the planet ong 2007. Aihwa ong is interested in the spaces and identities opened up by neoliberalism as exception the marketoriented and calculating technologies of government used by otherwise interventionist states in east asia, and by exceptions to neoliberalism the management of populations who are deliberately excluded from neoliberal considerations. In her recent collection of essays, neoliberalism as exception, aihwa ong writes that neoliberalism is recon. Aihwa ongs most popular book is neoliberalism as exception. Factory women in malaysia, 1987, 268 pages, aihwa ong, 0887063810, 9780887063817, suny press, 1987. Conversations about the state of higher education in the us are increasingly attuned to the predatory practices of forprofit colleges. The core of ong s argument opposes the common view that neoliberalism is an economic doctrine that seeks to limit the scope of government, with some considering it a form of predatory capitalism.
Curriculum vitae 2015 aihwa ong department of anthropology. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read neoliberalism as exception. Mutations in citizenship and sovereignty duke university press 2006 wendy brown, in the ruins of neoliberalism columbia university press 2019 jeremy gilbert, what kind of thing is neoliberalism. Framed by a critical engagement with aihwa ongs theory of neoliberalism as exception, analysis reveals that macaus economic growth was enhanced, not by optimizing technocratic rationalities, but by reactive measures taken up by different actors, at several different scales, to address three governance crises of public order, public. Recovering from a neardeath experience in his family home in the georgia appalachian. Aihwa ong has 15 books on goodreads with 1984 ratings. In this groundbreaking work, aihwa ong offers an alternative view of neoliberalism as an extraordinarily malleable technology of governing that is taken up in different ways by different regimes, be they.
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