Dissolving boundaries: work, activity, and voluntariness in digitized capitalism.

The article focuses on voluntariness as a mode of restructuring work in 21st century digitalized capitalism. What can be observed is a blurring of the boundaries between work, reproduction, leisure and engagement. We pursue the thesis that this transformation in the 'nature' of work corresponds to a...

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Publicado en:Rethinking History Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 115 - 140
Autores principales: van Dyk, Silke, Graefe, Stefanie, Lorig, Philipp
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2025
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