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MIT 3954F/G   Special Topics in MIT: The Commodity at the Speed of Light

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Why has there been six iterations of the iPhone since 2007? Why are commodities made to break? Why have some reality shows had several seasons within a year? What is the link between speed and digital piracy? This course examines the commodity’s acceleration in terms of its production, distribution and consumption through a Marxist-Virilian framework and a series of case studies, including fast fashion, shopping, planned obsolescence in consumer electronics, anticipatory shipping, intermodal transportation, digital piracy and high-frequency financial trading.

This course is no longer active. Please contact FIMS Undergraduate Student Services, fims@uwo.ca, for more information.



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