Thursday Night and a Sing-along 'Sung Alone

The Experiences of a Self-employed Performer During the Pandemic

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2374575
AutoresPeter Hancock (0000-0003-0229-5669, University of Essex, autor correspondente), M Tyler (0000-0002-4481-3543, University of Essex), Mark Godiva (Musician, UK, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume35
Fascículo6
Páginas1155-1166
Data de publicação2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWork Employment and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/09500170211045830
OpenAlexW3213124224
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas10

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on those working in the UK's creative economy, and particularly its entertainment sector. This article explores the experiences of Mark Godiva, a self-employed musician whose livelihood has been radically threatened by the virus and its associated restrictions. Mark's story highlights both the continuities and challenges that have been created for those working on the front line of what is a dramatically altered cultural landscape. It illustrates the continuing precarity of his work, and how the need for additional entrepreneurial skills, beyond simply being a performer, have become more important than ever. At the same time, it considers some of the technical, affective, spatial, and even existential challenges associated with working over a range of social media platforms that performers such as Mark have experienced

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