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Identity-in-the-work and musicians’ struggles : the production of self-questioning identity work

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01/06/2016
Author
Beech, Nic
Gilmore, Charlotte Louise
Hibbert, Paul Charles
Ybema, Sierk
Keywords
Creative industries
Identity work
Musicians
Struggles
Tensions
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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Abstract
Identity work is widely regarded as a process through which people strive to establish, maintain or restore a coherent and consistent sense of self. In the face of potential disruptions of, or threats to, their identities, people seek to salvage their sense of self by resolving tensions and restoring consistency. In contrast to the current identity work literature, this research indicates that identity work is not always about seeking resolution and moving on, but sometimes about continuing struggles which do not achieve a secure sense of self. This paper seeks to elaborate the understanding of unresolved identity work by exploring three contexts of the everyday practice of indie musicians. An analysis of how they struggle to construct acceptable versions of their selves as songwriter, bandleader and front(wo)man allows us to develop the conceptualization of self-questioning (as opposed to self-affirmative, resolution-oriented) identity work.
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Beech , N , Gilmore , C L , Hibbert , P C & Ybema , S 2016 , ' Identity-in-the-work and musicians’ struggles : the production of self-questioning identity work ' , Work, Employment and Society , vol. 30 , no. 3 , pp. 506-522 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017015620767
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Work, Employment and Society
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Peer reviewed
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017015620767
ISSN
0950-0170
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2016, the Author(s). This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0950017015620767
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This article is based on data from a research study financially supported by the ESRC [RES-331-27-0065].
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/8737

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