The Social Codes of Tech Workers: Class Identity in Digital Captialism (Online)
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Book Talk: The Social Codes of Tech Workers: Class Identity in Digital Capitalismhttps://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmitpress.mit.edu%2F9780262553537%2Fthe-social-codes-of-tech-workers%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmatt.price%40utoronto.ca%7C3b755e9a92ee49c9739608de5c50513f%7C78aac2262f034b4d9037b46d56c55210%7C0%7C0%7C639049697185970321%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TN0%2Fm5GrLLeGmjwPizkWjAaaZfsR3TMUihfvd58Lqlc%3D&reserved=0 with Robert Dorschel Discussants: Helena Wright and Kenzo Seto
Description Digital technologies shape nearly every aspect of our lives. Yet little attention has been paid to the tech workers who design and program these technologies. Instead, the spotlight often falls on two extremes: the elite class of tech entrepreneurs and the precarious digital proletariat of gig and crowd workers. This narrow focus has left a critical gap in understanding the middle-class professionals operating behind the scenes of digital capitalism. Drawing on over 50 original interviews and discourse analytical research conducted in the US and Germany, The Social Codes of Tech Workers takes readers deep into their hearts and minds. Robert Dorschel demonstrates how tech workers’ subjectivity is structured by a return of social critique, hybrid professional roles, and distinctive lifestyles. The book identifies tech workers as a contradictory class formation, oscillating between a spirit of emancipation and yet another spirit of capitalism. This work will appeal to scholars across disciplines concerned with digital labor, identity, and class, as well as to the broader public interested in the culture of the tech industry and the evolving future of work.
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