... This chapter explores the biographical origins and philosophical development of Marx’s theoretical work. The focus is on Marx’s critique of the phenomenon and concept of “fetishism” in capitalism as a key guiding thread, and on its origins in Marx’s critique of theology. fetishism...

..., South Asian weavers and textile designs, English and Scottish laborers working in the machine-based British industry, and the opium trade to China—as intimate parts of the same imperial moment fetishism commodification W. M. Thackeray cotton opium ...

... Verse One, Renée Stout: Fetishes, examines the work of Renée Stout, deconstructing her deft manipulation of surfaces, found materials, and personalities to unveil her latent psychosexual authority. Through her physical and metaphysical presence, her work forces the viewer to sort through several...

...” into a thing. At the heart of historical materialism, Marx fetishized not only the “negro slave” but also the overcoat, the factory, and the piano. Karl Marx slavery fetishism of commodities Labor Theory of Value historical materialism ...

... In pursuit of a livelihood and in a defensive response to the anti-Semitism of the day, Freud's early followers organized themselves around ideas, ritual practices, and membership requirements much like those of a priesthood. Sigmund Freud psychoanalysis fetishism ambivalence...

... and the ambivalence of the intaglio rings, the couch and the armchair, the artifact collection, the cigars, and the canonical books around which the early community of psychoanalysis was organized. Sigmund Freud psychoanalysis fetishism ambivalence Oedipus complex Afro-Atlantic religions ...

... This chapter explores the biographical origins and philosophical development of Marx’s theoretical work. The focus is on Marx’s critique of the phenomenon and concept of “fetishism” in capitalism as a key guiding thread, and on its origins in Marx’s critique of theology. fetishism...