Creative Labour: Media Work in Three Cultural Industries

by Sarah Baker and David Hesmondhalgh

Book Overview

What is it like to work in the media? Are media jobs more 'creative' than those in other sectors? To answer these questions, this book explores the creative industries, using a combination of original research and a synthesis of existing studies.

Through its close analysis of key issues - such as tensions between commerce and creativity, the conditions and experiences of workers, alienation, autonomy, self-realization, emotional and affective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415572606
• ISBN13: 9780415572606
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"