A1 Journal article (refereed)
Introduction : language, work and affective capitalism (2022)
Dlaske, K., & Del Percio, A. (2022). Introduction : language, work and affective capitalism. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2022(276), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2022-0046
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Dlaske, Kati; Del Percio, Alfonso
Journal or series: International Journal of the Sociology of Language
ISSN: 0165-2516
eISSN: 1613-3668
Publication year: 2022
Publication date: 01/07/2022
Volume: 2022
Issue number: 276
Pages range: 1-13
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication country: Germany
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2022-0046
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/82363
Abstract
This special issue contributes to scholarship on language and affective economy by exploring the role played by affect in shaping work and workers under current configurations of capitalism. We take as a starting point the observation of increased valorisation and instrumentalisation of affect in the contemporary phase of capitalism. In this editorial introduction to the special issue, we set the scene by first outlining our questions, aims and objectives. Subsequently, we situate the contribution made by this issue in a larger social theorisation of affect and capitalism, particularly the notion of affective capitalism, and reflect on how this theorisation can contribute to sociolinguistic scholarship on work. The introduction concludes with an outline of the articles in this special issue, highlighting the way, empirically and conceptually, each article contributes to our understanding of the intersections between language, work and affective capitalism.
Keywords: languages; use of language; work; working life; capitalism; sociolinguistics
Free keywords: affect; capitalism; language; work
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2022
Preliminary JUFO rating: 2
