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Kylie Jarrett

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In this episode of the Digital Sociology Podcast I am talking to Kylie Jarrett who is a lecturer in Department of Media Studies at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. She writes and researches on internet cultures and has written on the “culture of search” inspired by Google. But in this episode we are mainly talking about her feminist analysis of digital labour. This is a concept which has been developed to describe the value which users of the commercial internet (and particularly social media) generate through their interactions. Through a critique of some strands of “autonomist” Marxist analysis she suggests that he gendered character of this “digital labour” is often overlooked and the novelty of this situation is overplayed. Some people (usually women) have long been contributing “free labour” necessary to the functioning and maintenance of capitalism (broadly speaking social reproduction). Kylie has suggested the concept of the "digital housewife" to describe this. Social media companies have just found a particularly effective means of mobilising and monetising our everyday interactions and the maintenance of our relationships and communities. In a very entertaining discussion Kylie tells me about how an annoyance with some people overlooking the tradition of feminist work which had established these points and the dismissal of of her reading of digital labour incited her anger which she channeled into the book. Kylie Jarret's profile: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/kylie-jarrett Google and the culture of Search by Hillis, Petit and Jarrett: https://books.google.com/books/about/Google_and_the_Culture_of_Search.html?id=0X_1HS13FbsC Feminism, Labour and Digital Media: The Digital Housewife: https://books.google.com/books/about/Feminism_Labour_and_Digital_Media.html?id=yY34CgAAQBAJ You can follow Kylie on Twitter @kylzjarrett

In this episode of the Digital Sociology Podcast I am talking to Kylie Jarrett who is a lecturer in Department of Media Studies at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. She writes and researches on internet cultures and has written on the “culture of search” inspired by Google. But in this episode we are mainly talking about her feminist analysis of digital labour. This is a concept which has been developed to describe the value which users of the commercial internet (and particularly social media) generate through their interactions. Through a critique of some strands of “autonomist” Marxist analysis she suggests that he gendered character of this “digital labour” is often overlooked and the novelty of this situation is overplayed. Some people (usually women) have long been contributing “free labour” necessary to the functioning and maintenance of capitalism (broadly speaking social reproduction). Kylie has suggested the concept of the "digital housewife" to describe this. Social media companies have just found a particularly effective means of mobilising and monetising our everyday interactions and the maintenance of our relationships and communities. In a very entertaining discussion Kylie tells me about how an annoyance with some people overlooking the tradition of feminist work which had established these points and the dismissal of of her reading of digital labour incited her anger which she channeled into the book. Kylie Jarret's profile: <a href="https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/kylie-jarrett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/kylie-jarrett</a> Google and the culture of Search by Hillis, Petit and Jarrett: <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Google_and_the_Culture_of_Search.html?id=0X_1HS13FbsC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books/about/Google_and_the_Culture_of_Search.html?id=0X_1HS13FbsC</a> Feminism, Labour and Digital Media: The Digital Housewife: <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Feminism_Labour_and_Digital_Media.html?id=yY34CgAAQBAJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books/about/Feminism_Labour_and_Digital_Media.html?id=yY34CgAAQBAJ</a>  You can follow Kylie on Twitter @kylzjarrett

Digital Sociology Podcast Episode 16: Kylie Jarrett on the “digital housewife” and social media

In this episode of AAP, John and Emily are joined by guest and friend of the podcast Amy Schiller for a discussion of Kylie Jarrett‘s book Feminism, Labor, and Digital Media: The Digital Housewife. We attempt to unpack “the digital housewife” as a device, method, standpoint, and subjectivity for understanding the role that affective labor plays in exploitation and the extraction of surplus value in digital media. We discuss the scope of the intervention in the context of the various Marxist traditions invoked, inquire whether there are resonances with labor in the academy, reflect on our own digital laboring, and pose questions that the book raises for us regarding radical politics, resistance, and alt-right meme culture. Support us on Patreon to help us upgrade our recording equipment, potentially provide episode transcripts, and more – plus, you may have the chance to jump your request to the top of the request queue. Requests for texts for us to discuss? Dreams for us to interpret? Advice questions for us to answer? Email us at alwaysalreadypodcast AT gmail DOT com. Subscribe on iTunes. Follow us on Twitter. Like our Facebook page. RSS feed here.Thanks to Bad Infinity for the intro music, and always already thanks to B for the outro music. For the mp3 of the episode click here. Also, we are excited to announce that we have joined the Critical Mediations network! You can check them/us out on the Critical Mediations website, soundcloud, or twitter. https://alwaysalreadypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/jarrett.mp3   Links:  Engels Cat Kelis – Milkshake Kylie Jarrett on Twitter Kylie Jarrett lecture on the digital housewife Beyonceder cross promotion brand synergy #digitallabor      The Engels Cat meme that is the focus of Chapter 5 of Jarrett’s book

In this episode of AAP, John and Emily are joined by guest and friend of the podcast <a href="http://amybessschiller.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy Schiller</a> for a discussion of <a href="https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/kylie-jarrett" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kylie Jarrett</a>‘s book <a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781317517993" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Feminism, Labor, and Digital Media: The Digital Housewife</a>. We attempt to unpack “the digital housewife” as a device, method, standpoint, and subjectivity for understanding the role that affective labor plays in exploitation and the extraction of surplus value in digital media. We discuss the scope of the intervention in the context of the various Marxist traditions invoked, inquire whether there are resonances with labor in the academy, reflect on our own digital laboring, and pose questions that the book raises for us regarding radical politics, resistance, and alt-right meme culture. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/alwaysalreadypodcast?ty=h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon</a> to help us upgrade our recording equipment, potentially provide episode transcripts, and more – plus, you may have the chance to jump your request to the top of the request queue. Requests for texts for us to discuss? Dreams for us to interpret? Advice questions for us to answer? Email us at alwaysalreadypodcast AT gmail DOT com. Subscribe <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-already-podcast-episodes/id879272845" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on iTunes</a>. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/AlwaysAlreadyOn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alwaysalreadypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our Facebook page</a>. RSS feed <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/alwaysalreadypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Thanks to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/badinfinity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bad Infinity</a> for the intro music, and always already thanks to B for the outro music. For the mp3 of the episode click <a href="https://alwaysalreadypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/jarrett.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Also, we are excited to announce that we have joined the Critical Mediations network! You can check them/us out on the Critical Mediations <a href="https://www.critmediations.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/critmedia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soundcloud</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/CritMediations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a>. <a href="https://alwaysalreadypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/jarrett.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alwaysalreadypodcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/jarrett.mp3</a> Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3ti6jy" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Engels Cat</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGL2rytTraA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kelis – Milkshake</a></li> <li>Kylie Jarrett <a href="https://twitter.com/kylzjarrett?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">on Twitter</a></li> <li>Kylie Jarrett <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyyJ-0cszKU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">lecture</a> on the digital housewife</li> <li><a href="http://beyonceder.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Beyonceder</a> cross promotion brand synergy #digitallabor</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3ti6jy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>The Engels Cat meme that is the focus of Chapter 5 of Jarrett’s book

Ep. 55 – Kylie Jarrett: Feminism, Labour, and Digital Media