Labour, leisure and liminality: disciplinary work at play

Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 375 - 378
Published: Oct 1, 2008
Abstract
Academics rank high among those groups of people who derive their sense of personal identity and meaning from their particular form of employment. Yet, part of what being a university academic means – and part of the satisfaction that academics obtain from their jobs – lies in being paid to engage in ‘absorbing play.’ This essay explores some ways in which concepts of work and play, labour and leisure, are at issue in the organisation,...
Paper Details
Title
Labour, leisure and liminality: disciplinary work at play
Published Date
Oct 1, 2008
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
375 - 378
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