{"product_id":"the-abc-of-the-projectariat-kuba-szreder-9781526161321","title":"The ABC of the Projectariat: Living and Working in a Precarious Art World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ABC of the projectariat contributes new thinking on and practical responses to the widespread problem of precarious labour in the field of contemporary art. It works as both a critical analysis and a practical handbook, speaking to and about the vast cohort of artistic freelancers worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an accessible ABC format, the book strikes a unique balance between the practical and the theoretical: the analysis is backed up by lived experience, the arguments are rooted in concrete examples and there are suggestions for constructive action. Roughly half of the entries expose the structural underpinnings of projects and circulation, isolating traits such as opportunism, neoliberalism, inequality, fear and cynicism at the root of the condition of the projectariat. This discussion is paired with a practical account of different modes of action, such as art strikes, productive withdrawals, political struggles and better social time machines. Just as proletarians had nothing to lose but their chains, the projectarians have nothing to miss but their deadlines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kuba Szreder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 152616132X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526161321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Kuba Szreder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993119752447,"sku":"9781526161321","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e28fbc04-bbed-471d-97c8-840a546881f7.jpg?v=1683322625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-abc-of-the-projectariat-kuba-szreder-9781526161321","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}