The notion of immaterial labor is, at the beginning of the 21st century, a central issue for understanding the transformations of late capitalism. Contrary to those who pointed to the emergence of the immaterial as an intellectual fashion, every day, there is evidence that the critical thinking about capitalism requires new reflexive parameters regarding the categories of value, commodity, and wage labor. This book brings unsettling reflections about the inseparability, in the present historical moment, between the spheres of labor and culture, showing that the production of capitalist wealth has presented new features

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#capitalism #sociology #marxism #culture

Photo of “The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni”

My favorite Nikki Giovanni poems:

Resignation
My House
All Eyez on U
How Do You Write a Poem?
Beautiful Black Men
Poem for Black Boys
The Women Gather
You Came, Too
A Poem/Because it Came as a Surprise to Me

Do yourself a big favor and get the 2003 collection and Racism 101, too.

#NikkiGiovanni

I am impressed by how many BlueSky users have the term “Sociologist” in their profile.

Sociologist working outside academia since 2019 at lucymichael.ie - tagging myself on @sociological.bsky.social to join the sociological community here.

Nice! Love the segue you describe.

Economists have basically the same methods training I received, just better PR. I’m representing a sociological perspective, which I think is broader and more interesting than Econ. I still go to the sociology professional meetings and maintain some of my grad school connections.

Sociologist here, working outside of academia, studying effects of integrated vs separated classrooms on teens and young adults with Autism post High School graduation.

Rural sociologist, phd, practitioner academic. Focussed on community development. Supported humans can solve and do (and endure) almost everything.

That’s me! I’ve always worked outside academia. I have a PhD in Sociology and still identify as a Sociologist.

Got ya! I am curious - why are you compelled to identify as a “sociologist”? I know folks wirh end stage economic degrees identify as economist outside of the academy. I wish more of us would. What factors led you to continuing identifying as a professional sociologist?

Thanks got yA

#Baudrillard (re)discovered the #simulacra, we all just only live there now …

Next summer, ‪@socquarterly.bsky.social will publish a special issue on queer nightlife that I am guest editing. Check out this cross-disciplinary conversation with ten scholars, an advance preview for the issue. This field is 🔥‬🔥🔥www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0038025...

I’ve put together a starter pack featuring #criminology-focused associations, organisations, networks, and journals. My hope is that this list continues to grow as more join us over time, and I will be updating it accordingly. If you notice any missing one, please let me know!

go.bsky.app/UZxGv59

Looking for:
1. Sociology PhD Candidates.
2. Sociologist Working Outside of Academia
3. Reasons for Identifying as a Sociologist in Biography

Tag yourself @sociological.bsky.social if I don't get to you first!

Central issue that ticks me off. Why there is a need to mark professional sociologists from sociology-doers. The media cannot tell the difference too many times z

go.bsky.app/EtLAGWd

Hi! I made a starter pack for corporate law academics - and it's not just law professors. It includes history, sociology, politics nerds, too. Enjoy!

The right is using the comments of left-wing professors to delegitimize higher ed (essay) By targeting the comments of presumably left-wing professors, the right is using free speech as part of their long-term strategy of delegitimizing higher education itself, writes Victor Ray.

Here is a piece I wrote *in 2017* about the strategy and I wish I had been wrong. www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/...

NYU's innovative new Urban Studies program launches in January '25. New BAs in Urban Studies & Anthropology, Urban Studies & History, Urban Studies & Social and Cultural Analysis, and Urban Studies & Sociology. Exciting courses: hands-on Urban Labs, GIS, and classes in cities worldwide. Stay tuned.

That’s me @aasewell.bsky.social offering that advice. This is the article model.

solo, first, collab:
3,2,1 before tenure
1,1,2 after tenure

- bf tenure collabs of 3+ just do not weigh for making the case of independence
-af tenure collabs 3+ et al indicate success in training students
-bf favor solo to show independence, first to show leadership
-af, solo/1st swap as prefer

@sociological.bsky.social, I assume the answers will be outstanding, and go beyond where the body of research is already.

It’s been tough, to the say the least. I think there is male and international bias in who uses the #socsky. Lot of those are not sociologists, even they admit. In Europe. #soc stands for “social” not “sociology”.

I have tried to dock more variation on the @sociological.bsky.sociology feed.

Yeah, I noticed the slant as well, likely bc those were early users. As such, I’ve intentionally tried to find folks from other communities. Not easy. using the longer ties of #sociologysky and #sociologicalsky could help, since #socsky picks up a lot of social scientists who are not sociologists

A whole series of starter packs across areas, can be linked to via @sociological.bsky.social

Hello new followers! I'm the co-editor of The Teaching Sociology Playbook. It's a free e-book from Sage. You can read the first chapter, "Where Do Good Teaching Ideas Come From?" at tinyurl.com/39nryrwt #socsky @gkordsmeier.bsky.social

Likely to find some @sociological.bsky.social

Medical anthropology and disability studies, PhD candidate, here. The best way to see what you are interested in looking at across fields is to use the BlueSky equivalent of tweetdeck. I am using deck.blue so I have #Medsky #AcademicSky #Anthropology/ArchaeologySky #SociologySky #Disability etc

Health Inequality: An Introduction to Concepts, Theories and Methods, 3rd Edition The persistence of stark health inequalities in today’s world is painfully clear to see, not least in the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and falling life expectancy in many parts of the world....

My wonderful colleague @zetkin.bsky.social & I have been working on the 3rd edition of “Health Inequality”

It will come out in Nov

More information here⬇️
#academicsky
#episky
#sociologysky

www.wiley.com/en-fr/Health...