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Multiple Identities of Media Labourers and Experiences of Creative Autonomy: An Empirical Investigation from a TV-Producer/Director’s Perspective

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: This paper seeks to fill a gap between existing theories of cultural work and the lived experience of creative labourers.After identifying certain limitations in mainstream theories of cultural work that are implicitly based on the image of traditional artistic labour, the paper suggests that there is a need to consider the various desires of creative workers in current creative industries.Arguing that the multiple wishes of creative workers are based on their multiple identities, the paper examines the idea of multiple identities and its relationship with creative autonomy by analysing the case of Korean television PDs (Producer-Directors) in the light-entertainment genre.Finally, a new analytical framework of creative autonomy that elucidates the paradoxical and complex nature of creative production process and creative labour is suggested.

Source: IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies

DOI: 10.22492/ijcs.1.1.04

Author: Chairin An

Institution: University of Warwick

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Industries and Urban Development

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2610157725