Tara McMullin

@taramcmullin

Writer, podcaster, and producer baffled by the absurdity of neoliberal capitalism. Autistic feminist. Aspiring independent scholar. Amateur baker. Host of the What Works podcast and author of a book of the same name.

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But this isn’t just about seeking exit from the turmoil of a modern, connected existence, nor is it merely about recharging our batteries so that we can absorb yet more political polarisation, toxic social media or climate catastrophe. It is also about engaging in a social policy of degrowth as a corrective to practices that are taxing the planet,... See more

David J Siegel • Modern Life Subjects Us to All-Consuming Demands. That’s Why We Should Reflect on What It Means to Step Away From It All

Labor Under Capitalism and

Public Work by Cosmos

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Design Inspo

Three strategies to prevent young adult mental health troubles

Ashley Mowreader insidehighered.com

Higher Ed Under Capitalism

And I realised that if you ever hear someone explaining things in terms of a long list of caveats, the odds are good that you’re looking at tacit knowledge in action.

Cedric Chin • Why Tacit Knowledge Is More Important Than Deliberate Practice

Knowledge Work

"Psychological stress, therefore, is a relationship between the person and the environment that is appraised by the person as taxing or exceeding his or her resources and endangering his or her well-being." — Richard Lazarus, Susan Folkman (Stress, Appraisal, and Coping, 1984)

Emotions @ Work

Perhaps this pattern of radicalisation followed by recuperation has even happened with each emergent technology – newspapers, novels, film, (pirate) radio, the Internet. Each time, the new medium has a progressive force, dehabituating people from expected relations, offering new channels for experimental activity, mediatised subcultures, and the... See more

Andy McLaverty-Robinson • Walter Benjamin: Art, Aura and Authenticity | Ceasefire Magazine

Media & Culture and

Journalism has become ground zero for the vocation crisis

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Labor Under Capitalism and Knowledge Work

Definitions

Robin Sloan robinsloan.com

Labor Under Capitalism

Research as a way of life is having the ability and the time to question the world around you and add to its understanding. It’s defined by our access and ability to contribute to production of knowledge and evaluate the information around us.

Research As A Way of Life

Media & Culture and Knowledge Work