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Struggling with platforms: Marxist identities, cultural production, and everyday work in Brazil.

Authors :
Poell, Thomas
Duffy, Brooke Erin
Nieborg, David
Mutsvairo, Bruce
Tse, Tommy
Arriagada, Arturo
de Kloet, Jeroen
Sun, Ping
Karhawi, Issaaf
Grohmann, Rafael
Source :
International Journal of Cultural Studies. Jan2025, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p223-240. 18p.
Publication Year :
2025

Abstract

This article analyzes how Marxist platform-dependent cultural producers in Brazil - one woman and two drag queens - navigate platform spaces in relation to their identities and everyday work. Struggling with platforms refers to the specific ways in which Marxist cultural producers seek to engage in class struggles, while also grappling with the constraints imposed by platforms. There are paradoxes, tensions and frictions in these efforts. In analytical terms, the article develops how this 'struggling with platforms' occurs in two main dimensions: (1) struggling with identities – including the implications of being a Marxist cultural producer on platforms and how one's identity is shaped and commodified in this space, and (2) struggling with everyday work – considering how the pursuit of social change is both constrained and enabled on platforms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13678779
Volume :
28
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
International Journal of Cultural Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
182046996
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/13678779241268078