Coercion and Wage Labour, Exploring work relations through history and art

Year

2024

Publisher

UCL Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-1-80008-538-1

Link

Last Update

01-Nov-2024

Keywords

History

Description

This book explores the manifold ways in which coercion has occurred in and through remunerated labour. Covering a variety of historical periods and places brought together for the first time, it does so in a unique way by mobilising an interdisciplinary dialogue. Texts by historians and social scientists are accompanied by a series of images specifically created by illustrators that visualise and interpret the main messages. Other chapters written by art scholars draw on image material such as photographic portraits, film and exhibition posters to discuss how coercion in wage labour has been constructed and reflected in artistic practice. This...