Laura Vonk
Biographic Data
| ID | 3692833 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Vonk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Vonk |
| SIGNATURE | VONK L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9247-5940 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Legitimizing Beauty in Hiring: An Analysis of Cultural Repertoires in Defense of Appearances as Selection Criteria
This article builds upon the body of literature confirming that aesthetics matter for finding work by investigating how gatekeepers reflect on the relevance of appearances in their evaluations of job candidates. Starting from the notion that in hiring the relevance of appearance conflicts with ideals of meritocracy and fairness, we seek to understand how gatekeepers solve this dispute and how they morally legitimize the importance of aesthetics. …
Identity regulation and aesthetic control: The affordances and restraints of uniforms in service work
This article contributes to the literatures on work identity regulation and aesthetic labor by discussing how organizational aesthetic guidelines and control have effects that go beyond appearances. Two contrasting case studies of uniforms within the service sector illustrate that - due to the (material) affordances and restraints of uniforms, their agency within client-worker interactions, and to their capacity to redefine workers' perceptions o…
Fitting in and being unique: How online aesthetic advice from temporary work agencies legitimises exclusions
This article investigates the aesthetic advice posted by temporary employment agencies on their websites. These agencies organise a substantial part of the Dutch labour market and they are known to apply exclusionary practices in their strategies of recruitment and selection in order to meet employers’ preferences. This article sheds light on (1) the content of the advice; (2) how it legitimises the importance of aesthetics for finding work; and …
Peer Feedback in Aesthetic Labour: Forms, Logics and Responses
Research on aesthetic labour has largely been confined to studying practices and experiences of managerial control and self-discipline. However, co-workers also have an impact on the experiences and practices of aesthetic labour. This article explores peer feedback regarding personal aesthetics in work situations without clear organisational aesthetic guidelines. Testimonies of experiences of peer feedback from 28 qualitative wardrobe interviews …
The new discomforts of precarious workers: Wardrobe matter, insecurity and the temporality of calibration in dress work
This article provides a study of precarisation through the lens of dress work: the mundane practice of dressing the body for work. Based on intimate in-depth wardrobe interviews and analyses of workers' narratives about their dressing practices, we develop a perspective on what insecure work feels like for workers in the interactive services and creative industries. We understand dress work as a materially mediated practice in which workers often…
The new discomforts of precarious workers: Wardrobe matter, insecurity and the temporality of calibration in dress work
This article provides a study of precarisation through the lens of dress work: the mundane practice of dressing the body for work. Based on intimate in-depth wardrobe interviews and analyses of workers' narratives about their dressing practices, we develop a perspective on what insecure work feels like for workers in the interactive services and creative industries. We understand dress work as a materially mediated practice in which workers often…
Peer Feedback in Aesthetic Labour: Forms, Logics and Responses
Research on aesthetic labour has largely been confined to studying practices and experiences of managerial control and self-discipline. However, co-workers also have an impact on the experiences and practices of aesthetic labour. This article explores peer feedback regarding personal aesthetics in work situations without clear organisational aesthetic guidelines. Testimonies of experiences of peer feedback from 28 qualitative wardrobe interviews …
Fitting in and being unique: How online aesthetic advice from temporary work agencies legitimises exclusions
This article investigates the aesthetic advice posted by temporary employment agencies on their websites. These agencies organise a substantial part of the Dutch labour market and they are known to apply exclusionary practices in their strategies of recruitment and selection in order to meet employers’ preferences. This article sheds light on (1) the content of the advice; (2) how it legitimises the importance of aesthetics for finding work; and …
The new discomforts of precarious workers: Wardrobe matter, insecurity and the temporality of calibration in dress work
This article provides a study of precarisation through the lens of dress work: the mundane practice of dressing the body for work. Based on intimate in-depth wardrobe interviews and analyses of workers' narratives about their dressing practices, we develop a perspective on what insecure work feels like for workers in the interactive services and creative industries. We understand dress work as a materially mediated practice in which workers often…
Peer Feedback in Aesthetic Labour: Forms, Logics and Responses
Research on aesthetic labour has largely been confined to studying practices and experiences of managerial control and self-discipline. However, co-workers also have an impact on the experiences and practices of aesthetic labour. This article explores peer feedback regarding personal aesthetics in work situations without clear organisational aesthetic guidelines. Testimonies of experiences of peer feedback from 28 qualitative wardrobe interviews …
Fitting in and being unique: How online aesthetic advice from temporary work agencies legitimises exclusions
This article investigates the aesthetic advice posted by temporary employment agencies on their websites. These agencies organise a substantial part of the Dutch labour market and they are known to apply exclusionary practices in their strategies of recruitment and selection in order to meet employers’ preferences. This article sheds light on (1) the content of the advice; (2) how it legitimises the importance of aesthetics for finding work; and …
Identity regulation and aesthetic control: The affordances and restraints of uniforms in service work
This article contributes to the literatures on work identity regulation and aesthetic labor by discussing how organizational aesthetic guidelines and control have effects that go beyond appearances. Two contrasting case studies of uniforms within the service sector illustrate that - due to the (material) affordances and restraints of uniforms, their agency within client-worker interactions, and to their capacity to redefine workers' perceptions o…
Legitimizing Beauty in Hiring: An Analysis of Cultural Repertoires in Defense of Appearances as Selection Criteria
This article builds upon the body of literature confirming that aesthetics matter for finding work by investigating how gatekeepers reflect on the relevance of appearances in their evaluations of job candidates. Starting from the notion that in hiring the relevance of appearance conflicts with ideals of meritocracy and fairness, we seek to understand how gatekeepers solve this dispute and how they morally legitimize the importance of aesthetics. …
Sociology (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Emotional Labor in Professions (3 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (3 works) · Business (2 works)