George Morgan, Pariece Nelligan

The Creativity Hoax (eBook, PDF)

Precarious Work and the Gig Economy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

We often hear that creativity is the key to economic regeneration in the west, yet those who pursue creative skills/ambitions typically experience low incomes and poor career prospects. 'The Creativity Hoax' argues that the 'call to creativity' is designed to make workers more labile, agile and mobile, ready to shelve their ambitions and transfer their skills towards the opportunities the labour market produces.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783087181
• Artikelnr.: 50529441

Autorenporträt

George Morgan is associate professor at the Institute for Culture and Society and the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University, Australia.

Pariece Nelligan is adjunct fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: Rustbelt Aspirational
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Creative Imperative: Remaking Capital/ Remaking Labour
Chapter 2: Post-Industrial Pedagogy
Chapter 3: Leaving Covers- Land: The Metropolitan Journey and the Creative Network
Chapter 4: Do Give Up Your Day Job
Chapter 5: Labile Labour
Chapter 6: The Just- In- Time Self ?
Chapter 7: Beyond the Social Factory: Reclaiming the Commons
Conclusion: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You
Bibliography
Index.