Cuerpos y mercado en la era de la precariedad

Abstract

The current relationship between bodies and market becomes a central issue in the neoliberal framework, since it directly concerns the rights and vital opportunities of individuals. In this context of acute precariousness we are witnessing a progressive commodifcation of bodies, especially those of women, who become subject to the laws of supply and demand. In addition, this process does not occur only in a corporeal dimension, but also refers to the conformation of contemporary subjectivities. Thus, it is within a system such as the neo-liberal where certain practices such as surrogate pregnancy or assisted reproduction techniques acquire meaning, especially because it is the neoliberal logic itself that feeds its functioning. In this article we try to reflect on an issue that we consider central to the commodifcation of women’s bodies: their meaning in a neoliberal context of precariousness and individualism.