The Politics of Expertise in Cultural Labour - Arts, Work and Inequalities

This book offers a timely interrogation of the concept of 'expertise' in cultural work, exploring the characteristics of aesthetic expertise in the digital age, and its relation to inequalities in the cultural sector.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Expertise in Cultural Work Method / 2. What is Expertise in Cultural Work? / 3. Expertise in the Career of the Cultural Worker / 4. Staging Expertise on Social Media / 5. Signalling Expertise as Cultural Labour / 6. Inequalities and Gendered Strategies Online / 7. Conclusion: Reframing Expertise

About the author

Karen Patel is AHRC Creative Economy Engagement Fellow, Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research, Birmingham City University

Product details

• Authors: Karen Patel
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.2020
• EAN: 9781786612502
• ISBN: 978-1-78661-250-2
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 228 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 417 g
• Illustrations: 10 BW Photos
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology