Worn Out
How Retailers Surveil and Exploit Workers in the Digital Age and How Workers Are Fighting Back
$84.07
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2023
Summary
An immersive, first-hand account of retail worker surveillance and resistance in the digital age.
Technology has sped up the world of retail clothing, rushing affordable, trendy garments to consumers and enriching multinational retail giants like Zara and H&M. But beneath the success of fast fashion, there is a grimmer story to be told—that of the people who do the actual producing and selling. Working undercover in two of the world’s largest fast fashion stores in New York City, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262544931 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262544938 |
| Author: | Madison Van Oort |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Labor and Technology |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“An insightful, often alarming look at modern surveillance culture in the retail industry.” - -Kirkus Reviews
“An insightful, often alarming look at modern surveillance culture in the retail industry.”--Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Madison Van Oort
Madison Van Oort is an independent scholar in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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