Labor of Fire The Ontology of Labor Between Economy and Culture |
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| Author:
| Gulli, Bruno |
| Series title: | Labor in Crisis Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59213-114-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | Temple University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $81.50 |
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Labor of Fire, Bruno Gullì offers a timely and much needed re-examination of the concept of labor. Distinguishing between "productive labor" (working for money or subsistence) and "living labor" (working for artistic creation), Gullì convincingly argues for a definition of work that recognizes the importance of artistic and social creativity to our definition of labor and the self. Gullì lays the groundwork for his book by offering a critique of productive...
More DescriptionIn Labor of Fire, Bruno Gullì offers a timely and much needed re-examination of the concept of labor. Distinguishing between "productive labor" (working for money or subsistence) and "living labor" (working for artistic creation), Gullì convincingly argues for a definition of work that recognizes the importance of artistic and social creativity to our definition of labor and the self.
Gullì lays the groundwork for his book by offering a critique of productive labor, and then maps out his productive/living labor distinction in detail, reviewing the work of Marx and others.