Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Special Issue developed from a joint
research seminar of the Gender in Management and Identity Special Interest Groups of the …

I distinctly remember one of the first times I went to a contemporary gallery; I can't remember
which one it was. I was 17. I walked in the door and I was made to feel like a piece of shit …

In The Class Ceiling, authors Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison deftly dismantle popular
(and often highly politicized) myths about inequality and meritocracy in the UK. First, and …

Journalism has enjoyed a rich and relatively stable history of professionalization. Scholars
coming from a variety of disciplines have theorized this history, forming a consistent body of …

Early in 2009, Denis and I had coffee outside a little café in Padua, Italy. We were attending
a symposium organized by the European Journal of Communication on the consequences …

In the context of profound transformations in the professional, business, technological and
social context of journalism, it is crucial for journalism studies and education to move beyond …

For more than a decade, co-working spaces have proliferated in cities worldwide. The paper
discusses co-working as a critical urban practice because these spaces give support to the …

Hesmondhalgh has done it again! The third edition of The Cultural Industries is a tour-de-
force. At once brilliant and accessible, it is without peer when it comes to detailing the big …

Over the past decade, work in the cultural sector has grown evermore precarious amid
heightened competition, rampant insecurity, and the individualization of risk. Despite this …

The theme of Console-ing Passions this year is cultivating community, a topic about which I
have had much to say in the context of fan practices. In my work on fans of soap operas (eg …