(Not) Getting Paid to Do What You Love: Gender, Social Media, and Aspirational Work

by Brooke Erin Duffy

Book Overview

An illuminating investigation into a class of enterprising women aspiring to "make it" in the social media economy but often finding only unpaid work

Profound transformations in our digital society have brought many enterprising women to social media platforms--from blogs to YouTube to Instagram--in hopes of channeling their talents into fulfilling careers. In this eye-opening book, Brooke Erin Duffy draws much-needed attention to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300218176
• ISBN13: 9780300218176
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.2"