Essays about: "Emotional labour"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 17 essays containing the words Emotional labour.

1. 6. Black in the Ivory Tower: The Subversiveness of Black Women at Lund University

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Elsa Mertala; [2022]
   Keywords : Academia; Black women; labour; subversiveness; Lund University; Swedish Exceptionalism; Akademin; svarta kvinnor; arbete; subversiv; Lund universitet; svensk exceptionalism; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In Sweden the research about Black people’s experiences in academia is quite limited, because of a self-image that is colourblind which prevents the acknowledgement of Black existence (practice, thought, bodies). This thesis is a cultural analytical attempt to contribute and widen the research field of critical studies in Swedish academia, through exploring Black female’s emotional and body experiences in the spatiotemporal space of Lund University. READ MORE

3. 7. Mediating a global health crisis : Challenges for journalists in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

   Author : Salome Schwarz; [2022]
   Keywords : COVID-19; journalism; pandemic; coronavirus; Corona; reporters; social responsibility; journalistic roles; journalistic values; challenges; crisis journalism; crisis communication;

   Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most impactful crises in recent times, with severe implications for people around the globe. Since its beginnings in late 2019, the crisis has been closely monitored by news media, which function as one of the primary information sources for the public. READ MORE

4. 8. Exhibiting Performing Subjects : Curating Outsourced Performance Labour in Museum Settings

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Anne Vigeland; [2020]
   Keywords : Performance art; performance curation; art museum; affective labour; outsourced labour; de-skilling re-skilling; reperformance; Marina Abramović; Dora García;

   Abstract : The thesis examines challenges museum curators face when outsourced performers – whose role it is to embody the work of other artists – are included in exhibition projects. The research questions are: What are the practical, juridical and ethical challenges that come with situating outsourced performance labour in the museum setting? What does the inclusion of live performance in exhibition projects mean for the role of the museum curator? Two exhibition cases in Stockholm are studied in the thesis: Marina Abramović – The Cleaner (2017) at Moderna Museet and Dora García, I Always Tell the Truth at Bonniers Konsthall (2018–19). READ MORE

5. 9. The YouTube Apology

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Gabriella Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : YouTube; Emotional Labour; Image Repair; Apology; Celebrity;

   Abstract : The apology video has become a genre of its own on YouTube. Easily recognizable, the particular ways that YouTube creators address controversy on the platform have been subject to extensive parody and media coverage as they rack up drama-fueled views. READ MORE

6. 10. The unionisation of precarious workers : representations, problematisation and experiences in Swedish blue-collar unions in the construction and hotel-restaurant sectors

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

   Author : Sophie BANASIAK; [2020]
   Keywords : precarious workers; labour unions; Swedish model; commodification; labour market segmentation; subcontracting; flexibility; fear; organising; community building;

   Abstract : From the Polanyian perspective on the double movement of labour commodification and self-protection of Society, the aim of this study was to examine how unionists perceive and problematise precarious employment and what are their practices for unionising and thereby securing precarious workers. A double case study was conducted in the hotel-restaurant and construction sectors in Sweden with the participation of blue-collar unionists with diverse backgrounds and experiences. READ MORE