Exploring Self-Work: Agents, Emotions, and Ethics
Dive into the complexities of self-work with a focus on key concepts such as the modern self, emotional labor, and career agency. Discover intriguing case studies like Rachel Dolezal's identity controversy and engage in discussions about the moral and ethical boundaries of self-work.
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Self Work 1 1
A HISTORYOFTHESELF Medieval A person was their role in society The modern self A reflexive project Interiorization Authenticity The postmodern self Saturation a plurality of I s Locally rooted Transformational 2 2
RACHEL DOLEZAL Former college instructor; former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter president, Parents publicly stated she was a white person passing as black. Dolezal had reported to police and local news media that she had been the victim of race-related hate crimes. Resigned from the NAACP position Dismissed from her position as an instructor in Africana Studies at Eastern Washington University 2015, Dolezal: she was born white to white parents but self-identified as black. 3
AGENTSOFSELFWORK Connected individuals Organizations Focal actors Social systems A self 4
EMOTIONWORK "the act of trying to change in degree or quality an emotion or feeling (Arlie Hochschild, 1979) Potentially commoditized emotional labour Organizational research: the impact of emotion rules Conceptualized as self work Attached to a broader project constructing selves 5 5
CAREERWORK From careers as sequences and experiences, to careers as socially constructed Career agency boundaryless careers, gig economy, side hustles Conceptualized as self work Research opportunity Deeply and broadly embedded 6 6
THE POLITICS AND ETHICS OF SELFWORK In breakout rooms with three other participants for 20 minutes: 1) What forms of self work can you identify in the reading and what actors are engaging in those forms of self work? (On the Jamboard: list 1 or 2 interesting forms of self work you identified and who did them) What questions does this case raise about the moral and ethical limits of self work? (On the Jamboard: Write down one question the case raised for you regarding the moral and ethical limits of self work) 2) 7 7
