Of Labour and Love: A Film-Based Analysis of the Dispositif of Debt Bondage
Published online on May 30, 2026
Abstract
Work, Employment and Society, Ahead of Print.
This study explores how debt relations entrap workers through complex power dynamics involving employers, intermediaries, and local lenders. Using a Foucauldian framework, we introduce the concept of thedispositif of debt bondageto analyse how debt ...
This study explores how debt relations entrap workers through complex power dynamics involving employers, intermediaries, and local lenders. Using a Foucauldian framework, we introduce the concept of thedispositif of debt bondageto analyse how debt ...