Unfree Masters: Popular Music and the Politics of WorkIn Unfree Masters, Matt Stahl examines recording artists' labor in the music industry as a form of creative work. He argues that the widespread perception of singers and musicians as free individuals doing enjoyable and fulfilling work obscures the realities of their occupation. |
Contents
Popular Music and Creative Labor | 1 |
Representation | 31 |
Regulation | 101 |
Im Free | 226 |
Notes | 235 |
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