{"product_id":"voices-of-labor-michael-curtin-9780520295438","title":"Voices of Labor: Creativity, Craft, and Conflict in Global Hollywood","description":"Motion pictures are \u003ci\u003emade\u003c\/i\u003e, not mass produced, requiring a remarkable collection of skills, self-discipline, and sociality--all of which are sources of enormous pride among Hollywood's craft and creative workers. The interviews collected here showcase the ingenuity, enthusiasm, and aesthetic pleasures that attract people to careers in the film and television industries. They also reflect critically on changes in the workplace brought about by corporate conglomeration and globalization. Rather than offer publicity-friendly anecdotes by marquee celebrities, \u003ci\u003eVoices of Labor\u003c\/i\u003e presents off-screen observations about the everyday realities of Global Hollywood. Ranging across job categories--from showrunner to make-up artist to location manager--this collection features voices of labor from Los Angeles, Atlanta, Prague, and Vancouver. Together they show how seemingly abstract concepts like conglomeration, financialization, and globalization are crucial tools for understanding contemporary Hollywood and for reflecting more generally on changes and challenges in the screen media workplace and our culture at large. Despite such formidable concerns, what nevertheless shines through is a commitment to craftwork and collaboration that provides the means to imagine and instigate future alternatives for screen media labor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Curtin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520295439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520295438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Michael Curtin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583714423039,"sku":"9780520295438","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6f2caa0-8fb0-45c8-be6d-03e7034a4c77.jpg?v=1701883155","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voices-of-labor-michael-curtin-9780520295438","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}