Creative Labour

Media Work in Three Cultural Industries
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-57260-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 587 g

Reihe: CRESC

What is it like to work in the media? Are media jobs more ‘creative’ than those in other sectors? To answer these questions, this book explores the creative industries, using a combination of original research and a synthesis of existing studies.

Through its close analysis of key issues – such as tensions between commerce and creativity, the conditions and experiences of workers, alienation, autonomy, self-realization, emotional and affective labour, self-exploitation, and how possible it might be to produce ‘good work’ Creative Labour makes a major contribution to our understanding of the media, of work, and of social and cultural change. In addition, the book undertakes an extensive exploration of the creative industries, spanning numerous sectors including television, music and journalism.

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible account of life in the creative industries in the twenty-first century. It is a major piece of research and a valuable study aid for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of subjects including business and management studies, sociology of work, sociology of culture, and media and communications.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hesmondhalgh, David

Baker, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Can Creative Labour be Good Work? Part 1 2. A Model of Good and Bad Work 3. The Specificity of Creative Labour Part 2 4. The Management of Autonomy, Creativity and Commerce 5. Pay, Hours, Security, Involvement, Esteem and Freedom 6. Creative Careers, Self-Realisation and Sociality 7. Emotional and Affective Labour 8. Creative Products, Good and Bad 9. Audiences, Quality and the Meaning of Creative Work 10. The Politics of Good and Bad Work. Bibliography. Appendix: The Interviews

Über Autor(innen)

David Hesmondhalgh teaches in the Institute of Communications Studies at the University of Leeds, where he is Professor of Media and Music Industries, Director of Research, and Head of the Media Industries Research Centre (MIRC). His publications include The Cultural Industries (2nd edition, 2007).

Sarah Baker is Lecturer in Cultural Sociology at Griffith University, Australia. She has previously held research fellowships at The Open University and University of Leeds, UK, and the University of South Australia. She is the author of numerous refereed journal articles and book chapters.