Opulent Servitude: Shoplifting in a Culture of Material Excess and Systemic Racism
Why did the latter part of the nineteenth century witness a sudden growth of white, middle class female shoplifters? Psychology tells us that shoplifting is a mental deficiency manifested in women as “kleptomania” (Abelson 4). Given the subsequent international growth of shoplifting, we argue instea...
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| Language: | English |
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Centre for Fashion Diversity and Social Change, Ryerson University
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Fashion Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.fashionstudies.ca/opulent-servitude/ |