Geographies of Bodily (Dis)Possession: Domestic Work, Unfreedom, and Spirit Possessions in Singapore
Geographies of Bodily (Dis)Possession: Domestic Work, Unfreedom, and Spirit Possessions in Singapore
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身体（剥夺）占有的地理分布：新加坡的家务劳动、不自由和精神占有
DOI：
10.1080/24694452.2024.2310106
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发表时间：
2024
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Antona L
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作者：
Antona L
新加坡的劳工移民制度受到了广泛的关注，因为它在雇主与-à-vis他们的移民“工人”之间的不平等地位。一名家政工人罗莎米（Rosamie）称，她获得的工作许可是一种“诅咒”，因为它把她像财产一样束缚在雇主身上，使她容易受到剥削和暴力。根据民族志研究，本文认为新加坡的劳动力迁移制度产生了身体（非）占有的多标量地理，它塑造了外来家庭佣工的日常生活。通过直接接触占有和剥夺的概念，本文揭示了移民家庭佣工本身在新加坡被视为身体财产的方式；国家、雇主、职业介绍所、非政府组织和幽灵都参与了这种动态。事实上，正如我所展示的，雇主和（庇护所的）鬼魂的持久性、自由和权威，与家政工人（尤其是那些住在庇护所的）经常经历和感受到的一次性、不自由和无能为力形成鲜明对比。我还解释了家政工人缺乏自主性和身体（非）占有是如何在不同的地理尺度上产生的：在国家内部，在个人居住空间内，在身体上。
Singapore’s labor-migration regime has come under much scrutiny for the ways in which it unequally positions employers vis-à-vis their migrant “workers.” One domestic worker, Rosamie, described the work permit she was issued as a “curse,” as it bound her to her employers as property, leaving her vulnerable to exploitation and violence. Drawing on ethnographic research, this article argues that multiscalar geographies of bodily (dis)possession are produced by Singapore’s labor-migration regime, which shape migrant domestic workers’ everyday lives. By engaging directly with the concepts of possession and dispossession, this article reveals the ways in which migrant domestic workers are themselves rendered bodily possessions in Singapore; with the state, employers, employment agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and ghosts all involved in creating this dynamic. Indeed, as I demonstrate, the permanence, freedoms, and authority of both employers and (shelter-based) ghosts stood in stark contrast to the disposability, unfreedom, and powerlessness that domestic workers (particularly those residing in shelters) often experienced and felt. I also explain how domestic workers’ lack of autonomy and bodily (dis)possession was (re)produced at different geographic scales: within the nation, individual dwelling spaces, and the body.
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