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 25, 2009 A Job for Life Dawn Lyon

Tags craft, embodiment, image of worker, musical instruments, skill, sound, work identity

Categories: Thoughts

November 6, 2009 The Right Trousers Dawn Lyon

Tags building work, embodiment, manual labour, photography, skill

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October 1, 2009 The Fun is in Getting it Done! Bob the Builder as an example of ideologies of work present in children’s TV Victoria Tedder

Tags building work, embodiment, manual labour, media, skill, work identity

Categories: Projects

September 10, 2009 Who is Responsible for the Photocopier? Lynne Pettinger

Tags gender, skill, technology

Categories: Thoughts

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