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Does anyone actually want to be a "cultural worker"? | 9 comments

[new] 'cultural producers' (Avg. Score: 3.00 / Raters: 1) (#3)
by saul on Fri Apr 18th, 2003 at 08:35:54 AM EURODISCORDIA TIME
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I'm definitely against 'cultural work', or even worse, 'cultural production'. I have recently banned myself from using this term.

The Copenhagen Free University's (http://copenhagenfreeuniversity.dk) research into 'Knowledge Production' describes the 'proletarianization' of the knowledge industries. This is what the term 'cultural worker' signifies to me.. a kind of info-wage slavery (self-imposed of course) in which a de-unionised, casualised work force shuffle information around faster and faster.

The solution (according to the CFU) lies in valorising non-productive activities, discontinuous, attritious behaviour and sensual experience.

I must admit though, I'm a half-willing participant in all this.

My solution is that on my 30th birthday I'm going to rm all my email accounts and try going off-line for 10 years or so.

going off-line by Aileen, 04/29/2003 09:22:23 AM EURODISCORDIA TIME (none / 0)
- communication withdrawal by amyalexander, 05/01/2003 02:26:53 AM EURODISCORDIA TIME (3.00 / 2)
  - tv by TreborScholz, 05/13/2003 08:18:05 PM EURODISCORDIA TIME (none / 0)

Does anyone actually want to be a "cultural worker"? | 9 comments

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