Surplus Labor and Subjectivity in Urban Agriculture: Embodied Work, Contested Work

• Published in: Economic geography Vol. 95; no. 2; pp. 179 - 200
• Main Author: Drake, Luke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 15.03.2019; Taylor & Francis, Ltd; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Agriculture; alternative economies; Case studies; class; community gardening; diverse economies; economic subjectivity; embodied work; Labor; Subjectivity; surplus labor; Unpaid; Urban agriculture; Urban areas; Urban farming; Work

This article examines unpaid work within urban agriculture sites. It focuses on the extra work-the surplus labor-that is performed to sustain these sites and how this work relates to subject formation. Land access and subjectivities are widely discussed in the urban agriculture literature, particula...