Transforming Work into Play and Play into Work within the Domestic Sphere

Hugh Hefner's live–work revolution and the making of the ‘knowledge/cultural’ professional

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ID12604264
AuthorsElizabeth Patton (0009-0001-4781-7638, Patel Hospital, corresponding author), Elizabeth A Patton
Year2014
Volume21
Issue1
Pages101-116
Publication date2014-11-14
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-8804 • E-ISSN: 1469-9729
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13688804.2014.977619
OpenAlexW2204797537
LanguageEN
References cited19

This paper examines representations of urban domestic sphere and communication technologies in Playboy during the 1950s and 1960s. I argue that Playboy carved out a space for a seamless relationship between work (production) and leisure/free time (reproduction) in the domestic sphere, specifically the bachelor pad, which contributed to current notions of the live–work lifestyle. Combining work, consumption, and leisure through technology within the home permits the erosion of boundaries between work and free time. Consequently, advances in communication and entertainment technologies, consumerism and Playboy's celebration of the urban bachelor pad contributed to current definitions of the good life and reflected the paradigm shift to the post-industrial economy and the subsequent emergence of the knowledge economy

Bachelor · Consumerism · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Entertainment · Political science · Politics · Production (economics · Public sphere · Reproduction · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Cinema and Media Studies · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Engineering · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Law · Mechanical Engineering

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