Marx At The Arcade

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Marx At The Arcade

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Author : Jamie Woodcock
language : en
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Release Date : 2019-06-18

Marx At The Arcade written by Jamie Woodcock and has been published by Haymarket Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-18 with Games & Activities categories.

More people are playing video games than ever before, and yet much of the work of their production remains obscured to us. Deploying a Marxist approach, Jamie Woodcock delves into the hidden abode of the gaming industry, unravelling the vast networks of artists, software developers, and factory and logistics workers whose material and immaterial labor flows into the products we consume on a gargantuan scale. Beyond this, the book analyzes the increasingly important role the gaming industry plays in contemporary capitalism, and the broader transformations of work and economy that it embodies. Woodcock also presents game-play itself not as a “deviant activity,” as it is often understood, but as a commentary of estrangement from contemporary forms of work. In so doing, it offers a fresh and much needed analysis of a sector which has for too long been neglected by scholars and labor activists alike.

Working The Phones

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Author : Jamie Woodcock
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Release Date : 2017

Working The Phones written by Jamie Woodcock and has been published by Pluto Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Call center agents categories.

A Marxist investigation into the forms of resistance occurring in the UK call centre today.

The Arcades Project

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Author : Walter Benjamin
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1999

The Arcades Project written by Walter Benjamin and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.

Focusing on the arcades of 19th-century Paris--glass-roofed rows of shops that were early centers of consumerism--Benjamin presents a montage of quotations from, and reflections on, hundreds of published sources. 46 illustrations.

Keywords

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Author : John Patrick Leary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-02-26

Keywords written by John Patrick Leary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-26 with Business & Economics categories.

A lexicon of the contemporary age of inequality, which decodes the new vocabulary of capitalism for a broad readership.

The Fight Against Platform Capitalism

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Author : Jamie Woodcock
language : en
Publisher: University of Westminster Press
Release Date : 2021-03-02

The Fight Against Platform Capitalism written by Jamie Woodcock and has been published by University of Westminster Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

So far, platform work has been an important laboratory for capital. Management techniques, like the use of algorithms, are being tested with a view to exporting across the global economy and it is argued that automation is undermining workers’ agency. Although the contractual trick of self-employment has allowed platforms to grow quickly and keep their costs down, yet it has also been the case also that workers have also found they can strike without following the existing regulations. This book develops a critique of platforms and platform capitalism from the perspective of workers and contributes to the ongoing debates about the future of work and worker organising. It presents an alternative portrait returning to a focus on workers’ experience, focusing on solidarity, drawing out a global picture of new forms of agency. In particular, the book focuses on three dynamics that are driving struggles in the platform economy: the increasing connections between workers who are no longer isolated; the lack of communication and negotiation from platforms, leading to escalating worker action around shared issues; and the internationalisation of platforms, which has laid the basis for new transnational solidarity. Focusing on transport and courier workers, online workers and freelancers author Jamie Woodcock concludes by considering how workers build power in different situations. Rather than undermining worker agency, platforms have instead provided the technical basis for the emergence of new global struggles against capitalism.

Socialism

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Author : Michael Harrington
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Release Date : 1993

Socialism written by Michael Harrington and has been published by Pluto Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Political Science categories.

'A scholar of extraordinary diligence and depth' J. K. Galbraith'Magnificent ... more than anything this book is about hope' Los Angeles Times'Among the very best books about socialism now available' Labour Research'A clear and informative overview ... A worthy epitaph' Chartist'One of those rare books that gives socialism the time to think, the space to breathe ... Ideas crackle and learning shines. Just the kind of book it is wise for socialists everywhere to have to hand' Socialist AffairsContents: Hypotheses * Socialisms * Authoritarian Collectivisms * Realpolitik of Utopia * End of Socialism? * Third Creation of World * Socialization Revisited * Market & Plan * Visionary Gradualism

The Gig Economy

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Author : Jamie Woodcock
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 2020-01-13

The Gig Economy written by Jamie Woodcock and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-13 with Political Science categories.

All of a sudden, everybody’s talking about the gig economy. From taxi drivers to pizza deliverers to the unemployed, we are all aware of the huge changes that it is driving in our lives as workers, consumers and citizens. This is the first comprehensive overview of this highly topical subject. Drawing upon years of research, stories from gig workers, and a review of the key trends and debates, Jamie Woodcock and Mark Graham shed light on how the gig economy came to be, how it works and what it’s like to work in it. They show that, although it has facilitated innovative new services and created jobs for millions, it is not without cost. It allows businesses and governments to generate value while passing significant risk and responsibility onto the workers that make it possible. This is not, however, an argument for turning back the clock. Instead, the authors outline four strategies that can produce a fairer platform economy that works for everyone. Woodcock and Graham’s critical introduction will be essential reading for students, scholars and general readers interested in the massive shifts that characterize our modern digital economy.

The Sage Handbook Of Marxism

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Author : Bev Skeggs
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2021-11-17

The Sage Handbook Of Marxism written by Bev Skeggs and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-17 with Business & Economics categories.

This handbook advances the debate with essays that rigorously map and renew the concepts that have provided the groundwork and main currents for Marxist theory, and showcases interventions that set the agenda for Marxist research in the 21st century.

Work Won T Love You Back

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Author : Sarah Jaffe
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-01-26

Work Won T Love You Back written by Sarah Jaffe and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-26 with Social Science categories.

A deeply-reported examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives. You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth—the idea that certain work is not really work, and therefore should be done out of passion instead of pay. Told through the lives and experiences of workers in various industries—from the unpaid intern, to the overworked teacher, to the nonprofit worker and even the professional athlete—Jaffe reveals how all of us have been tricked into buying into a new tyranny of work. As Jaffe argues, understanding the trap of the labor of love will empower us to work less and demand what our work is worth. And once freed from those binds, we can finally figure out what actually gives us joy, pleasure, and satisfaction.