The dominant process underlying the transformation of life in all societies, since at least the mid-nineteenth century, is the conversion of things and activities into commodities, or commodification.

In early May, an eclectic group of scholars, cultural practitioners, and community representatives came together on the grounds of the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus to discuss ...

Artificial intelligence is undergoing a fundamental shift toward cost efficiency, accessibility, and real-world applications over sheer scale. This was highlighted during the DeepSeek craze that ...

Thinking this way, talking this language, reinforces our regrettable tendency to view and treat all objects, relationships, and conditions as presumptively subject to exchange. The vocabulary of ...

In America, corporations can’t wait to slap dollar signs on social uprisings, and Occupy Wall Street is no exception. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive ...

The Commodification of Identity in Victorian Narrative: Autobiography, Sensation, and the Literature Marketplace, by Sean Grass, professor of English. Published by Cambridge University Press. With ...

A new book offers a fresh illumination of the reasons for the financial crisis and a compelling argument for a policy of taxing those organizations where the ultra rich hide their – for the most part ...

On March 3 rd, back in the day when you could stuff yourself into a packed room of unmasked art folk, I attended a roundtable organized by Artprice entitled “The Art Market May Have Reached A Turning ...

Remember the early days of smartphones, circa 2009? Oh, how daring manufacturers were to charge steep prices (and reap tremendous profits, if they structured their carrier deals strategically; many ...