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The genealogy of the concept of immaterial labour is thus Marxist and is an innovative development of Marx’s notion of the ‘general intellec...

Character is given, not developed in premodern fiction. It is a destiny, not a responsibility, and can be detected only by mystical means – ...

I have a long essay in the latest New Inquiry issue about the metaphor of "microfame" and what sort of ideological work it perform...

I am mainly concerned lately with how "becoming oneself" has turned into a crappy job — a compulsory low-paying, low-skill job. Ra...

From this paper  by Barry Wellman, et al. The technological development of computer networks and the societal flourishing of social networ...

Notes on Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Control and Freedom: Power and Paranoia in the Age of Fiberoptics , chapter one ( pdf ) Was excited to read...

From: "Anything But Heavy Metal": Symbolic Exclusion and Musical Dislikes" by Bethany Bryson, American Sociological Review,  ...