2016
DOI: 10.1108/pr-01-2015-0020
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Involuntary career transition and identity within the artist population

Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine artists’ experiences of involuntary career transitions and its impact on their work-related identities. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews with 40 artists in the Netherlands were conducted. Self-narratives were used to analyze the findings. Findings Artists who can no longer make a living out of their artistic activities are forced to start working outside the creative realm and are gradually pushed away from the creative industries. This … Show more

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“…Several -both male and femaleused the language of bereavement or mourning to articulate that experience. A similar process has been described in terms of artists' enforced career changes (Hennekam & Bennett, 2016) although the nature of identity loss here is different. In this sample, TV careers had been hard won, to enter and to sustain, and a key reward was a sense of social status -described time and time again as feeling an immediately heightened interest from others when introducing themselves and their jobs at parties or in social contexts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…Several -both male and femaleused the language of bereavement or mourning to articulate that experience. A similar process has been described in terms of artists' enforced career changes (Hennekam & Bennett, 2016) although the nature of identity loss here is different. In this sample, TV careers had been hard won, to enter and to sustain, and a key reward was a sense of social status -described time and time again as feeling an immediately heightened interest from others when introducing themselves and their jobs at parties or in social contexts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…Prolonged periods of unemployment or disengagement from dance can result in physical detraining and a loss or the inability to utilise the 'capital' that is developed through childhood. The investments made by dancers early in life are therefore often lost to the pressures of professional dance (Hennekam and Bennett 2016) and many dancers fail to achieve the professional standing as a dancer that they have been aspiring to throughout their formative years.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Specifically regarding artistic workers, due to the nature of their work involving selfemployment and creativity, they confront particular stressors concerning creation, including managing ambiguity, developing and sustaining their creative identity, and forming a community (Lingo & Tepper, 2013). When they are forced to make a transition from creative industries to making a living, the loss of artistic identity may cause stress and grief (Hennekam, 2016). Because artistic accomplishments are a major measurement of their artistic work and a key factor for making a living, stress related to creation is prominent in the population.…”
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