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Digital Media and Society Ser.: Digital Labor by Kylie Jarrett (2022, Hardcover)

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Applying a critical Marxian lens, th interrogates the structures of exploitation in this sector, the organisation of the labor process, the dynamics of alienation associated with this work, and the commodification of workers' lives.

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PublisherPolity Press

ISBN-101509545190

ISBN-139781509545193

eBay Product ID (ePID)5057277738

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDigital Labor

SubjectMedia Studies, Economics / General

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

AuthorKylie Jarrett

Subject AreaSocial Science, Business & Economics

SeriesDigital Media and Society Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2021-951318

ReviewsKylie Jarrett provides a profound and indispensable analysis of digital labor. The book is an absolute must-read for everyone wanting to understand how labor has changed in the digital age. Christian Fuchs, author of Digital Labour and Karl Marx In this clear-eyed, crisp meditation on the meaning of 'digital labor', renowned feminist media scholar Kylie Jarrett delivers a cogent, necessary intervention in what counts as work and value in a digital world. This book carves out space and definition, making the case that precision matter if we are to change the material realities of working people's lives, resetting the field for a more productive path forward. Mary L. Gray, co-author of Ghost Work Kylie Jarrett provides a profound and indispensable analysis of digital labor. The book is an absolute must-read for everyone wanting to understand how labor has changed in the digital age. Christian Fuchs, author of Digital Labour and Karl Marx In this clear-eyed, crisp meditation on the meaning of 'digital labor', renowned feminist media scholar Kylie Jarrett delivers a cogent, necessary intervention in what counts as work and value in a digital world. This book carves out space and definition, making the case that precision matter if we are to change the material realities of working people's lives, resetting the field for a more productive path forward. Mary L. Gray, co-author of Ghost Work, Kylie Jarrett provides a profound and indispensable analysis of digital labor. The book is an absolute must-read for everyone wanting to understand how labor has changed in the digital age. Christian Fuchs, author of Digital Labour and Karl Marx In this clear-eyed, crisp meditation on the meaning of 'digital labor', renowned feminist media scholar Kylie Jarrett delivers a cogent, necessary intervention in what counts as work and value in a digital world. This book carves out space and definition, making the case that precision matter if we are to change the material realities of working people's lives, resetting the field for a more productive path forward. Mary L. Gray, co-author of Ghost Work "Kylie Jarrett provides a profound and indispensable analysis of digital labor. The book is an absolute must-read for everyone wanting to understand how labor has changed in the digital age." Christian Fuchs, author of Digital Labour and Karl Marx "In this clear-eyed, crisp meditation on the meaning of 'digital labor', renowned feminist media scholar Kylie Jarrett delivers a cogent, necessary intervention in what counts as work and value in a digital world." Mary L. Gray, co-author of Ghost Work, "Kylie Jarrett provides a profound and indispensable analysis of digital labor. The book is an absolute must-read for everyone wanting to understand how labor has changed in the digital age." -- Christian Fuchs, author of Digital Labour and Karl Marx "In this clear-eyed, crisp meditation on the meaning of 'digital labor', renowned feminist media scholar Kylie Jarrett delivers a cogent, necessary intervention in what counts as work and value in a digital world." -- Mary L. Gray, co-author of Ghost Work

Dewey Edition23/eng/20220823

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal303.48/33

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments 1 Defining Digital Labor 2 Exploitation: Digital Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 3 Process: Of Autonomy and Algorithms 4 Alienation: The Romance of Entrepreneurialism 5 Commodification: Affective Attachment and Inalienable Assets 6 Struggle: The Workers United(ish) 7 Conclusion: Digital Labor on the Edge Bibliography Index

SynopsisWhile the working lives of tech entrepreneurs and delivery platform workers seem far removed, both are engaged in digital labor. What unites their experience and allows us to speak of their work under the same umbrella? Is it even possible to talk about digital labor as if it were a single form of work? Digital Labor explores these questions and critically examines the economics, politics, and experiences of workers in these new modes of employment. Using a novel definition of the term "digital labor," Kylie Jarrett explores unpaid user activity, platform-mediated gig work, and formal employment within the digital media industries, mapping the common features of these varied practices. Applying a critical Marxian lens, the book interrogates the structures of exploitation in this sector, the organisation of the labor process, the dynamics of alienation associated with this work, and the commodification of workers' lives. It also documents the struggle of digital laborers to resist the iniquities and inequalities of their working environments. Ultimately, the book identifies what is specific about this form of labor and, in doing so, offers insight into the nature of work as it is being reconstituted in digital capitalism. Synthesising an extensive range of studies and sources, Digital Labor offers a comprehensive overview - and a rich critical appraisal - of work in the high-tech economy. It is suitable for students and scholars of media and communication, sociology, labour studies, and anyone interested in emerging forms of work.

LC Classification NumberHD6331