Public Discourse and Representations of Work in the Home
Location
Online
Public Discourse and Representations of Work in the Home – Online Event
Date & Time
December 3, 2020, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Description
This event is free and open to the public.
Elizabeth Patton, Assistant Professor of Media and Communication Studies, UMBC
How did public discourse and representations of home offices convince us that working at home is feasible and productive and could help individuals, especially women, achieve work-life balance? This talk will examine some of the technological, political-economic, and social forces that shaped public discourse on working at home in the twentieth century. Dr. Elizabeth Patton examines the home office as a politicized workspace, which reveals the reciprocal relationship between the growth of consumerism in the U.S. and the expansion of market labor in the home.
Real-time captioning will be provided. Please download WebEx prior joining the event.
Public Discourse and Representations of Work in the Home
How did public discourse and representations of home offices convince us that working at home is feasible and productive and could help individuals, especially women, achieve work-life balance? This talk will examine some of the technological, political-economic, and social forces that shaped public discourse on working at home in the twentieth century. Dr. Elizabeth Patton examines the home office as a politicized workspace, which reveals the reciprocal relationship between the growth of consumerism in the U.S. and the expansion of market labor in the home.
Sponsored by the Dresher Center for the Humanities and the Media and Communication Studies Department.
This event will be recorded and made available on our Youtube channel.
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