{"product_id":"digital-labor-9781509545209","title":"Digital Labor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigital Labor\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynthesising an extensive range of studies and sources, \u003ci\u003eDigital Labor\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eChristian Fuchs, author of \u003ci\u003eDigital Labour and Karl Marx\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMary L. Gray, co-author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Defining Digital Labor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 Exploitation: Digital Deeds Done Dirt Cheap\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Process: Of Autonomy and Algorithms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Alienation: The Romance of Entrepreneurialism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Commodification: Affective Attachment and Inalienable Assets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 Struggle: The Workers United(ish)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 Conclusion: Digital Labor on the Edge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409548910935,"sku":"9781509545209","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509545209.jpg?v=1730507189","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/digital-labor-9781509545209","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}