A little more on this topic...
There are a couple of databases of film online:
Look Back Labor:
http://lookbacklabor.blogspot.com This site links to a wide range of online films/clips mostly dealing with US labour.
It has especially good coverage of strikes.
The Labor Film Database:
http://laborfilms.com This site lists feature films/documentaries about work/labour in various sub-categories. It does not provide
direct access to the films listed but some will be available online others are only on DVD.
A personal favourite film of mine to show students is 'Clockwatchers' - the first ten minutes or so are great for giving a sense of the alienation of temping (as well
as of being new).
I also like the 'flair' scene in 'Office Space' for emotional/aesthetic labour and the 'memo' scene (same film) for bureaucracy. These are sometimes available as youtube
clips but also regularly get taken down.
A good one for discussing call centres is this scene from 'Big Nothing':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAjzvy94JsM - which captures many of the issues discussed in readings and is
quite funny.
There are lots of great Taylorism clips on youtube. I quite like Brendan Cooney's summary in two parts, politely titled: 'Frederick Taylor - the biggest bastard
ever' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa4_ihxT9rI
Best, Rachel.
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Thanks Tracey, colleagues.
I've got a youtube playlist with some clips on that may be relevant to unemployment, factory work and fordism. My favourite is the one from 'Blue Collar'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py_UoMYq3GM&list=PLB8ED48D9780DC743&feature=mh_lolz
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Hi Abigail
Thank-you for sending this request round. I'd be really interested to hear suggestions from WEEL members to help me with my teaching too. I teach a year 3 UG module
on work that covers lots of stuff; and I do a couple of taster sessions on work to year 1 students (e.g. on emotional labour; aesthetic labour).
I need help here. As evidence, I persist in using excerpts from the old film (wow 1988, I just looked it up) 'Working girl' where the main character has to learn to talk and
look 'proper' in order to pass as a senior business woman.The mature students love this. The other 200 students stare blankly at me. I am really useless at telly and all. I am so out of touch that my 5 year old kid explained gangam style to me.
I am not sure if these help Abigail with her "skill, deskilling, upskilling, polarisation and/or around non-standard employment" interests, but here are some things I
have used...
First, of course!, WEEL members Dawn Lyon and Lynnes Pettingers'
http://www.nowaytomakealiving.net The students in my module were taken with the 'Dancing' post, when we were discussing
fun at work.
http://www.nowaytomakealiving.net/post/1840/
Also the coordination of roofing work for work organisation, taylorism etc
http://www.nowaytomakealiving.net/post/2149/
Tim Strangleman (thanks tim) pointed out how useful the Clooney film 'Up in the Air' is for teaching on unemployment; and emotional labour. Its also good for technology
in the workplace. In the film, the Clooney character works for a firm that sacks people for you.
Tyra Banks and 'Americas next top model': 'smising' is great for emotional labour.
I've used david Sedaris' 'Santaland Diaries' (as recommended by Julia o'connell davidson) for a festive session: his reflections on working as an
elf in Macy's Santaland, including how you recruit and train people for this job.
erm...
Anyone got any better ideas?
thanks in hope
Tracey
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Dear colleagues,
Happy New Year!
I am picking up some first year teaching on social divisions this year and wondered whether anyone had found any tv/radio/exciting material around skill, deskilling, upskilling,
polarisation and/or around non-standard employment?
I am looking for clips for incorporating into lectures or supplementary material for watching/listening to, which might suit a first year undergraduate sociology audience.
Anything that would constitute exciting material for seminars would also be of interest.
Thank you in advance for any recommendations you have.
Best wishes,
Abigail
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