Creative Labor in the Media Industries

4 credits

This course examines work in cultural industries, combining macro-legal/economic and micro-sociological analyses of various “production cultures” where creative work happens. We will consider a cluster of concerns for creative, collaborative workers including ownership, authorship, and IP; occupational discrimination and equity; labor unions; workplace safety and oversight; recruitment, training, and worker mobility; flexible and on-demand labor markets; exploitation of creatives’ love of work. Prerequisites: COMM 10, COMM 20, COMM 30, COMM 30GS, or COMM 40.