MATERIALITY AT WORK
BSA Work, Employment and Economic Life Study Group
‘It’s not immaterial’ – Materiality at work
The BSA WEEL group is holding a half day seminar/workshop on
materiality at work on Friday 24th January 1pm – 5pm.
How does the material environment of work matter? How are
working lives and the organisation of the workplace impacted by the spaces,
size, weight, smells, sounds and other material characteristics of particular
jobs? In what ways do workers physically interact with the material world in
order to perform work? How do instruments or tools mediate this interaction?
Are interactions with organic materials different from interactions with
non-organic materials? To what extent can we understand interactions with
technology as material, rather than immaterial?
Generally, what can an understanding of work as material
contribute to the sociology of work and employment?
The event will be held in the BSA meeting room, Imperial Wharf ,
London . Costs
to participants £20 BSA Members, £25 Non-members, free unwaged/student.
We are especially keen for attendees who wish to do so to
contribute five minute micro-presentations in which they explore the role of
materiality in their research. These are *not* expected to be fully developed
papers but instead should raise ideas that have come out of research and
suggest issues that may be of interest to others.
If you are interested in contributing to the seminar in this
way please submit a two sentence (max 50 word) proposal for a five minute
overview of how your research relates to the materiality of work to Ben at b.m.fincham@sussex.ac.uk
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