Even as the rewards of work decline and its demands on us increase, many people double-down on their commitment to wage slavery-working harder, doing overtime, and learning to hustle. To paraphrase Spinoza, why do people fight to be exploited as if it were liberation?
To find the answer, The Double Shift turns to the intersection of Marx and Spinoza and examines contemporary ideologies and the modern phenomena of work-motivational meetings at Apple Stores, the culture of Silicon Valley, as well as film and television, from Office Space to Better Call Saul-to argue for the transformation of our collective imagination and attachment to work.
| ISBN: | 9781839767623 |
| Publication date: | 12th March 2024 |
| Author: | Jason Read |
| Publisher: | Verso |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Sociology: work and labour Capitalism Poverty and precarity Philosophy |
Even as the rewards of work decline and its demands on us increase, many people double-down on their commitment to wage slavery-working harder, doing overtime, and learning to hustle. To paraphrase Spinoza, why do people fight to be exploited as if it were liberation?
To find the answer, The Double Shift turns to the intersection of Marx and Spinoza and examines contemporary ideologies and the modern phenomena of work-motivational meetings at Apple Stores, the culture of Silicon Valley, as well as film and television, from Office Space to Better Call Saul-to argue for the transformation of our collective imagination and attachment to work.
The Double Shift features in the following genres: Sociology: work and labour, Capitalism, Poverty and precarity, Philosophy
The Double Shift is available in Paperback
The Double Shift was written by Jason Read and published by Verso
The Double Shift has 224 pages
£15.29