• DOI:10.1146/ANNUREV.ANTHRO.29.1.287
Corpus ID: 1405036

The commodification of the body and its parts.

@article{Sharp2000TheCO,
  title={The commodification of the body and its parts.},
  author={L. Sharp},
  journal={Annual review of anthropology},
  year={2000},
  volume={29},
  pages={
          287-328
        }
}

L. Sharp

Published 2000

Sociology, Medicine

Annual review of anthropology

The human body--and its parts--has long been a target for commodification within myriad cultural settings. A discussion of commodification requires that one consider, first, the significance of the body within anthropology and, second, what defines a body "part." After exploring these initial questions, this article outlines dominant theoretical approaches to commodification within anthropology, with Mauss and Marx figuring prominently. The discussion then turns to historically well-documented… CONTINUE READING

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