Vincent Mosco, Catherine McKercher

The Laboring of Communication

Will Knowledge Workers of the World Unite?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. It begins with a concise analysis of the meaning of knowledge work and of an information society.

Produktdetails

• Critical Media Studies
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780739118146
• ISBN-10: 0739118145
• Artikelnr.: 26951820

Autorenporträt

Catherine McKercher is professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. Vincent Mosco is professor of sociology and Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society at Queen's University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 3
1 Introduction: New Responses to Bad Times for Organized Labor Chapter 4 2
Theorizing Knowledge Labor Chapter 5 3 Women and Work: Feminism and
Political Economy Chapter 6 4 Convergence, Solidarity, and Labor Power: The
Dream of One Big Union Chapter 7 5 Labor Convergence in the Information
Economy Chapter 8 6 Beyond Business as Usual: Social Movement Unionism and
Information Workers Chapter 9 7 Workers in a Changing Global Division of
Labor Chapter 10 References