LEADER 04129oam 22006614a 450 001 9910151612703321 005 20240505191956.0 010 $a9780252099069 010 $a0252099060 035 $a(CKB)3710000000951713 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001642446 035 $a(OCoLC)952139046 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse56954 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4792710 035 $a(Perlego)2382860 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000951713 100 $a20160617d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aGoodbye iSlave $ea manifesto for digital abolition /$fJack Linchuan Qiu 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aUrbana $cUniversity of Illinois Press$d2016 215 $a1 online resource $cillustrations (black and white) 225 0 $aGeopolitics of information 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2016. 311 08$a9780252082122 311 08$a0252082125 311 08$a9780252040627 311 08$a0252040627 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Departure: A Changing World -- 2. Patterns of Slavery -- 3. Manufacturing iSlave -- 4. Manufactured iSlave -- 5. Molding and Resisting Appconn -- 6. A Temporary Closure -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- About The Author. 330 $a"Welcome to a brave new world of profit making, propelled by high technology, guarded by enterprising authority, and carried forward by millions of workers. These millions of bodies gather in gigantic factory complexes to produce coveted commodities--iPhones, iPads, and other gadgets--for consumers worldwide. Yet, at these same factories, working conditions are notoriously oppressive, to the point that a number of employees there have committed suicide. In this study, Jack Linchuan Qiu examines systems of domination, exploitation, and alienation in an era of information technology, global connectivity, and individual consumerism engineered by corporations in collusion with national and regional state authorities. Focusing on notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn, Qiu conceptually develops the idea of iSlavery and the planetary Apple-Foxconn alliance he calls Appconn. Beginning with historical and legal explorations of slavery, he compares conditions of Foxconn workers to those of 17th century transatlantic slaves. Moving on from labor issues, he turns to fanatic consumption of digital media and argues that compulsive free labor contributions to commodity cycles constitute another form of iSlavery. Qiu relies on interviews, news analysis, and first-hand observation to clarify the circumstances faced by Foxconn workers and examine how a transborder working-class civil society was mobilized. He analyzes how media play a role in shaping public opinion and influencing corporate and state policies, ultimately affecting the fate of workers at the very bottom of the problematic new international division of labor"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aGeopolitics of information. 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies$2bisacsh 606 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications Industries$2bisacsh 606 $aSlavery 606 $aInternet industry$xEmployees$zChina 606 $aInformation technology$xMoral and ethical aspects$zChina 606 $aInformation technology$xSocial aspects$zChina 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies. 615 7$aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications Industries. 615 0$aSlavery. 615 0$aInternet industry$xEmployees 615 0$aInformation technology$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aInformation technology$xSocial aspects 676 $a303.48330951 686 $aBUS070060$aSOC052000$2bisacsh 700 $aQiu$b Jack Linchuan$f1973-$0318363 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910151612703321 996 $aGoodbye iSlave$92786442 997 $aUNINA