Cultural Work as a Site of Struggle: Freelancers and Exploitation

This paper argues that Marxist political economy is a useful framework for understanding contemporary conditions of cultural work. Drawing on Karl Marx’s foundational concepts, labour process theory, and a case study of freelance writers, I argue that the debate over autonomy and control in cultural...

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Main Author: Nicole S. Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group 2012-05-01
Series:tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
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Online Access:https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/384