Artistic Labor Markets and Careers

Menger, Pierre‐Michel

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“…Among the participants, 54,9% were working in two careers (that is to say, in two lines of work), with 45,3% of the second careers not related to creative/artistic work. Confirming an already known reality in this area (Menger, 1999), 90% of the workers did not have formal jobs. Thus, they were individual and autonomous entrepreneurs.…”

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Meaningful Work Scale in creative industries: a confirmatory factor analysis

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This study conducts a confirmatory factor analysis of a meaningful Canadian work model. The sample comprised 446 professionals working in creative industries based in Midwestern and Northeastern Brazil who completed the 25-item Meaningful Work Scale (MWS). This study tested both the original Canadian five-factor model and a six-factor model previously adapted into Portuguese, based on professionals from São Paulo's creative industries. The results indicate that globally, both models, when re-specified, seem to fit the data. However, an inspection of the local fit indices suggests problems with both models, specifically in two factors: development and learning, and expressiveness and identification with work. We discuss the extent to which these findings may relate to cultural and occupational influences. The paper concludes that the meaningful work model, although it can vary in content, is vulnerable to possible subculture differences in the Brazilian context. Keywords: work; meaning; employee attitudes. Escala do Trabalho com Sentido nas indústrias criativas: análise fatorial confirmatóriaResumo O objetivo deste artigo é realizar uma análise fatorial confirmatória de um modelo canadense de trabalho com sentido. Participaram desta pesquisa 446 profissionais das indústrias criativas das regiões centro-oeste e nordeste do Brasil. Esses participantes responderam à Escala do Trabalho com Sentido (ETS), composta por 25 itens. Foram testados tanto o modelo original canadense de cinco fatores como o de seis fatores previamente validado para o contexto brasileiro. Os resultados indicam que, globalmente, os dois modelos reespecificados apresentam evidências de adequação. Porém, a inspeção do ajuste local revela problemas em ambos, particularmente em relação a dois fatores: desenvolvimento e aprendizagem, e expressividade e identificação no trabalho. Discute-se em que medida esses achados podem estar associados a influências culturais e ocupacionais. Conclui-se que o constructo do trabalho com sentido, embora possa variar em conteúdo, resiste a possíveis diferenças de subculturas no contexto brasileiro. Palavras-chave: trabalho; significado; atitudes do empregado. Escala de Trabajo con sentido en las industrias creativas: un análisis factorial confirmatorio ResumenEste artículo realiza un análisis factorial confirmatorio de un modelo canadiense de Trabajo con Sentido. Participaron 446 profesionales de las industrias creativas de la región centro-oeste y nordeste de Brasil. Esos participantes respondieron a la Escala de Trabajo con Sentido (ETS) compuesta por 25 ítems. Se experimentó el modelo original canadiense de cinco factores, así como el de seis factores previamente validado para el contexto brasileño. Los resultados indicaron que, globalmente, ambos modelos re-especificados presentan evidencias de adecuación. Sin embargo, la inspección del ajuste local revela problemas en los dos modelos, particularmente en relación a dos factores: desarrollo y aprendizaje, y expresividad e identificación en el trabajo. Se ...

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“…3 Todas as traduções presentes no texto são da responsabilidade do autor. questões tão diversas como as complexas redes colaborativas que sustentam os meios artísticos (Becker, 1982), putativas homologias entre géneros musicais e estilos de vida de grupos sociais específicos (Willis, 1978), o papel das instâncias de legitimação, mercados de trabalho e carreiras artísticas (Menger, 1999), os processos de mediação tecnológica (Hennion, 2002) ou as experiências e usos quotidianos da música (DeNora, 2000).…”

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Rumo a uma etnografia da música contemporânea. Prólogo para um projeto de investigação*

Fesch

2016

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“…The latter produce art for pay whereas the former do it "for fun." The distinction might make intuitive sense, but in practice, distinguishing between amateurs and professionals on the basis of earnings is not always accurate, as many serious artists often earn very little from their work (Abbing, 2002;Menger, 1999Menger, , 2001. Indeed, it is notoriously difficult to determine who is an artist.…”

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Art at the crossroads: The arts in society and the sociology of art

Alexander

Bowler

2014

Poetics

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The arts face a number of challenges in the 21 st century brought about by various factors.These include rapid expansion of art markets at an international level, the impact of economic restructuring in public funding for the arts, the increasing dominance of neoliberal models of institutional and organizational success, changes in the definition of artistic work and artistic identity, and changes in the definition of audiences and new modes of arts participation in the face of technological innovations in communication technologies. In this paper, we identify and analyze six major themes central to the arts and the sociology of art: the marginalization of the arts in society and sociology, art and the state, arts institutions and organizations, artists and audiences, and issues of meaning and measurement. We argue that the arts and arts scholarship face a crossroads in the current environment. We conclude with some observations about directions for future research. Drawing inspiration from these changes in arts worlds and their implications for both the arts and arts scholarship, we explore six major themes central to the arts and the sociology of the arts in the current environment. Each of the themes-the marginalization of the arts in society and sociology, changing markets, art and the state, institutions and organizations, artists and audiences, and issues of meaning and measurement-includes observations about changes in the art world as well, as a discussion of scholarship in the area. We conclude with a discussion of directions for future research. It is our hope that this article will provide a useful overview of the state of arts scholarship at this challenging time, and suggestions for its future development. The articles in this special issue of Poetics are a contribution to that development. The marginalization of the arts in society and sociology 3The arts have occupied a marginalized position in both modern society and the discipline of sociology. Historically and today, the arts have been judged less important than other areas of study for the social sciences. As a recognized area of specialization, the sociology of art is relatively new and still developing (see below). The marginalization of art in society may be less obvious or even puzzling. After all, the arts hold an exalted, even sacred, position in society; they have the ability to confer status honor on the people who consume and possess expert knowledge about them; and expensive sales of art are reported frequently in the media. But as we demonstrate below, it is precisely this exalted status that results in the marginalization of the arts in the broader social context.The sharp, hierarchical distinction between the fine and popular arts that was drawn in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries created a dichotomous model of aesthetic objects and practices, the institutions and audiences to which they belong, and the functions or purposes they serve (DiMaggio, 1982a(DiMaggio, , 1982bLevine, 1988). 2 Put simply, the fine arts were ...

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Artistic Labor Markets and Careers

Cited by 575 publications

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Meaningful Work Scale in creative industries: a confirmatory factor analysis

Meaningful Work Scale in creative industries: a confirmatory factor analysis

Rumo a uma etnografia da música contemporânea. Prólogo para um projeto de investigação*

Art at the crossroads: The arts in society and the sociology of art

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