From leisure to labour: towards a typology of the motivations, structures and experiences of work-related blogging
From leisure to labour: towards a typology of the motivations, structures and experiences of work-related blogging
Beyond a purely social activity, mode of leisure or form of escape, blogging is an increasingly important form of labour that is becoming central to many jobs, occupations and forms of self-employment. Yet, the labour dynamics of blogging remain poorly understood and articulated. To address this gap, this paper presents a novel typology of work-related blogging based on the integration of existing knowledge, an in-depth qualitative analysis of 10 blogs and 1,304 blog posts and a ‘total social organisation of labour’ framework. It contributes to the sociology of work by unpacking and nuancing our collective understanding of the relationships between blogging, labour market mobility and labour market trends such as the fragmentation of work, the heightened significance of unpaid labour and new forms of resistance and solidarity in the digital age.
TSOL, blogging, digitised work, mobility, motivations, occupations and unpaid labour
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Parry, Jane
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Hracs, Brian
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1 November 2020
Parry, Jane
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Hracs, Brian
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Parry, Jane and Hracs, Brian
(2020)
From leisure to labour: towards a typology of the motivations, structures and experiences of work-related blogging.
New Technology, Work and Employment, 35 (3), .
(doi:10.1111/ntwe.12179).
Abstract
Beyond a purely social activity, mode of leisure or form of escape, blogging is an increasingly important form of labour that is becoming central to many jobs, occupations and forms of self-employment. Yet, the labour dynamics of blogging remain poorly understood and articulated. To address this gap, this paper presents a novel typology of work-related blogging based on the integration of existing knowledge, an in-depth qualitative analysis of 10 blogs and 1,304 blog posts and a ‘total social organisation of labour’ framework. It contributes to the sociology of work by unpacking and nuancing our collective understanding of the relationships between blogging, labour market mobility and labour market trends such as the fragmentation of work, the heightened significance of unpaid labour and new forms of resistance and solidarity in the digital age.
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Accepted/In Press date: 30 October 2020
Published date: 1 November 2020
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We thank the anonymous reviewers and journal editor, Miguel Martinez Lucio, for their insightful comments. An earlier version of the paper was presented at the 6th European Colloquium on Culture, Creativity and Economy in London and we are grateful to the participants for their feedback. We would also like to thank Taylor Brydges, Charlotte Campbell, Carol Ekinsmyth, Timo Koren, Jenny Sj?holm and Rebecca Taylor for constructive comments on earlier versions of this paper.
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© 2020 Brian Towers (BRITOW) and John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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TSOL, blogging, digitised work, mobility, motivations, occupations and unpaid labour
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