Ergasia
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 22, 2017
Episode 10 - Dead Man Working, Part III: Exit Strategies
Tuesday Aug 22, 2017
Tuesday Aug 22, 2017
In this episode, we conclude our exploration of the book Dead Man Working by Carl Cederstrom and Peter Fleming (Zero Books, 2012) with an examination of the ways and means that people use to escape the life-consuming tyranny of corporatised labour - strategies that range from the absurd to the futile to the tragic.CONTENT ADVISORY/WARNING: This episode includes a discussion of death - specifically suicide - as a response to the traumas of work. If listening to this discussion will cause problematic thoughts and feelings, please either skip that part of this episode, or skip this episode altogether. Australian listeners requiring support should contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. International listeners should contact a qualified medical practitioner or counselling service in their area.
References
Cederstrom, Carl and Fleming, Peter Dead Man Working. Alresford: Zero Books, 2012
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Episode 9 - Dead Man Working, Part II: The Girlfriend Effect
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
In this episode, we continue our exploration of some of the secular critiques of corporatised work as articulated in the book Dead Man Working by Carl Cederstrom and Peter Fleming. In particular, we examine the emergence of "emotional labour" and the phenomenon of the "girlfriend effect" to which it has given rise: the phoney reality of work-as-life that consumes the whole of our humanity, creating a fake identity which we can no longer distinguish from who we really are.
References
Cederstrom, Carl and Fleming, Peter, Dead Man Working. Alresford; Zero Books, 2012.