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Unfree Masters
DIVIn Unfree Masters, Matt Stahl examines recording artists' labor in the music industry as a form of creative work. He argues that the widespread perception of singers and musicians as free individuals doing enjoyable and fulfilling work obscures the realities of their occupation./div
Goodnight Gavin, I Love You
Gavin was diagnosed with autism just after his second birthday. Ever since then it has been a roller coaster ride for his entire family. However, with every set back has come incredible triumphs for both Gavin and his entire family. If you are reading this book, you have an important role to play in helping children like Gavin. By spreading the word about autism and helping people to understand more about this disorder, then you will be helping to find the key that will eventually unlock the full potential of Gavin and the millions of children like him throughout the world. Reading this story is the first step in helping to spread the word, but by sharing this story with two other people you...
Mac Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples
This book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning macOS. Topics include Macintosh OS history; macOS basic functionalities; storage file systems; reviewing resource usage on running processes; installing productivity and programming tools; installing Java and related tools; installing Apache Web server and MySQL database server; using Keychain Access to manage passwords and certificates. Updated in 2023 (Version v3.07) with minor changes. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/Mac.
Creative Labour
What is it like to work in the media? Are media jobs more ‘creative’ than those in other sectors? To answer these questions, this book explores the creative industries, using a combination of original research and a synthesis of existing studies. Through its close analysis of key issues – such as tensions between commerce and creativity, the conditions and experiences of workers, alienation, autonomy, self-realization, emotional and affective labour, self-exploitation, and how possible it might be to produce ‘good work’ Creative Labour makes a major contribution to our understanding of the media, of work, and of social and cultural change. In addition, the book undertakes an extensive exploration of the creative industries, spanning numerous sectors including television, music and journalism. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible account of life in the creative industries in the twenty-first century. It is a major piece of research and a valuable study aid for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of subjects including business and management studies, sociology of work, sociology of culture, and media and communications.
Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli: An Industrial History takes us deep into the production world of the animation studio co-founded by Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki. It investigates the production culture at Studio Ghibli and considers how the studio has become one of the world’s most famous animation houses. The book breaks with the usual methods for studying Miyazaki and Ghibli’s films, going beyond textual analysis to unpack the myths that have grown up around the studio during its long history. It looks back at over 35 years of filmmaking by Miyazaki and other Ghibli directors, reconsidering the studio’s reputation for egalitarianism and feminism, re-examining its relationship to the art of ce...
Production Studies
"Behind-the-scenes" stories of ranting directors, stingy producers, temperamental actors, and the like have fascinated us since the beginnings of film and television. Today, magazines, websites, television programs, and DVDs are devoted to telling tales of trade lore—from on-set antics to labor disputes. The production of media has become as storied and mythologized as the content of the films and TV shows themselves. Production Studies is the first volume to bring together a star-studded cast of interdisciplinary media scholars to examine the unique cultural practices of media production. The all-new essays collected here combine ethnographic, sociological, critical, material, and politic...
