Influencer culture and the hustle economy
If tech makes life easier, why are we always on the grind?
Special guest: Zizi Li, Ph.D. candidate, UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television (personal website)
- Li, Zizi. “Digital Domestic (Im)Material Labor: Managing Waste and Self While Producing Closet Decluttering Videos.” Television & New Media, January 16, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1177/15274764221150163.(article, 28 mins.)
- Li, Zizi. “Shudu and Her ‘Muses’: Stand-in Labor in Virtual Influencer Production” Flow Journal, March 6, 2023. https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/03/shudu-and-her-muses/ (article, 8 mins.)
- New Books Network. “Brooke Erin Duffy: ‘(Not) Getting Paid to Do What You Love.’” https://newbooksnetwork.com/brooke-erin-duffy-not-getting-paid-to-do-what-you-love-gender-social-media-and-aspirational-work-yale-up-2017. (podcast, 37 mins.)
- McMillan Cottom, Tressie. “Why Do Black Workers Have to Hustle to Get Ahead? | Time.” Time Magazine, February 20, 2020. https://archive.is/MS5wj. (article, 11 mins.)
In-class links
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