No Way To Make A Living is a sociological space about work, generating discussion and exchange on what work, paid or unpaid, is like in today’s world


November 20, 2009 Resources nowaytomakealiving

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October 26, 2009 The Construction of a New Building Dawn Lyon

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October 1, 2009 work : place at the University of Essex Lynne Pettinger

Tags art, creativity, image of worker, work identity

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September 3, 2009 Seeing Work: Time, Space and Labour on a Building Site Dawn Lyon

Tags art, body, building work, ethnography, image of worker

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