commodifications
Turning into products
Commodifications refers to instances or processes of turning something into a commodity—something that can be bought, sold, or traded.
The term often carries critical weight, suggesting that things not originally commercial have been reduced to market goods: the commodifications of education, healthcare, and personal data.
Critics discuss commodifications of culture, identity, relationships, and even human bodies.
Pro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- privatizationState sells public assets
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- alienationState of being isolated
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
fast fashion · resource extraction · sweatshops · cheap labor · inequality · oppression · profit motive · consumerism
Trade gathering places
- tradeExchange of commodities
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- supplyFurnish or stock
- demandForceful request or requirement
pricing · valuation · monetization · financialization · derivatives · futures · speculation · arbitrage
People doing jobs
- wagesPayment for work
- underpayCompensate inadequately
- overworkToil to exhaustion
- human capitalWorkers' skills and knowledge
gig economy · contract work · outsourcing · offshoring · deskilling · automation · workforce · unions
Commerce in creative works
- heritage tourismVisiting historically significant places
- indigenous craftsHandmade items from original inhabitants
- sacred objectsItems of spiritual importance
- traditional knowledgeCommunity wisdom across generations
folk art · music licensing · sponsorship · merchandising · intellectual property · patents · copyrights · trademarks
neoliberalism
Pro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- privatizationState sells public assets
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- alienationState of being isolated
colonialism · fast fashion · resource extraction · sweatshops · cheap labor · inequality · oppression · profit motive · consumerism · objectification
markets
Trade gathering places
demand · pricing · valuation · monetization · financialization · derivatives · futures · speculation · arbitrage · wholesale
workers
People doing jobs
human capital · gig economy · contract work · outsourcing · offshoring · deskilling · automation · workforce · unions · collective bargaining
art market
Commerce in creative works
- heritage tourismVisiting historically significant places
- indigenous craftsHandmade items from original inhabitants
- sacred objectsItems of spiritual importance
traditional knowledge · folk art · music licensing · sponsorship · merchandising · intellectual property · patents · copyrights · trademarks · authenticity
commodificationssacralization
Imbuing with holiness
sanctifications · consecrations · authentications · spiritualization · heritage preservation
commodificationssharing
Dividing among others
gift-giving · commoning · reciprocity · stewardship · reciprocities