[ecrea] new book - Creative Labour

>Creative Labour <http://pharmaprojects.msgfocus.com/c/142TTozS87LS9zaX5V>
>Media Work in Three Cultural Industries
>By David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds, UK
>  and Sarah Baker, Griffith University, Australia
>
>A major new study of creative labour. This is an important book that wil=
>l become a classic in the field. Required reading for anyone interested in =
>the nature, experience and quality of work in the media and cultural indust=
>ries.=92
>Rosalind Gill, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, King=92s College =
>London
>
>=91After a long drought we're beginning to see a welcome trickle of scholar=
>ship examining the production side of the media. But few if any of these ha=
>ve brought to bear the degree of theoretical subtlety combined with empiric=
>al engagement of this book, so it will immediately take a central place on =
>the still too-short list of required reading for those wishing to understan=
>d the nature of creative labor. This will be a model for others to emulate,=
>  in its clarity of thought and expression, thoroughness of analysis, and re=
>spect for the particularities of the lives it explores. I can only hope tha=
>t it receives ample flattery of imitation by inspiring others to follow in =
>its footsteps=92.
>Larry Gross, Professor and Director, The Annenberg School for Communication=
>  & Journalism, University of Southern California
>
>=91The =93creative industries=94 have become central to hopes for the recon=
>struction of western economies, and understanding how they work and what it=
>  means to work in them is a vital task for anyone interested in the future =
>of culture, the media or employment.   The authors have combined original r=
>esearch into =91creative labour=92 with a comprehensive theoretical and con=
>ceptual analysis to make a major contribution to this understanding.  Anyon=
>e interested in the so-called creative or cultural industries will find thi=
>s book essential reading. =91
>Peter Golding, Professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor, Northumbria University
>
>=91Hesmondhalgh and Baker=92s thorough and intelligent analysis of the natu=
>re and experience of work in television, magazine publishing and music, dra=
>ws-out the characteristic features and the ambiguities of work inherent in =
>these segments of the economy. Their close examination of the meaning of =
>=93good=94 and =93bad=94 work takes the discussion onto another plane and m=
>akes the book of wide contemporary relevance across the economy as a whole=
>=92.
>John Storey, Professor of Human Resource Management at The Open University =
>Business School
>What is it like to work in the media? Are media jobs more =91creative=92 th=
>an those in other sectors? To answer these questions, this book explores th=
>e creative industries, using a combination of original research and a synth=
>esis of existing studies.
>Through its close analysis of key issues - such as tensions between commerc=
>e and creativity, the conditions and experiences of workers, alienation, au=
>tonomy, self-realisation, emotional and affective labour, self-exploitation=
>, and how possible it might be to produce =91good work=92 - 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 extensi=
>ve exploration of the creative industries, spanning numerous sectors includ=
>ing television, music and journalism.
>This book provides a comprehensive and accessible account of life in the cr=
>eative industries in the 21st century. It is a major piece of research and =
>a valuable study aid for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of su=
>bjects including business and management studies, sociology of work, sociol=
>ogy of culture, and media and communications.
>September 2010 | Hardback: 978-0-415-57260-6 (Routledge)

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New Book:
Trans-Reality Television
The Transgression of Reality, Genre, Politics, and Audience.
Lexington. (Sofie Van Bauwel & Nico Carpentier eds.)
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