Digital labor in the state-led/capitalist complex: State labor and playful workaholics in the Chinese digital space

IF 1.5 2区社会学 Q1 CULTURAL STUDIES

International Journal of Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-06 DOI:10.1177/13678779231217300

Qingyue Sun

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Abstract

Contemporary Chinese digital creative industries are no longer a realm of self-entrepreneurship, with multi-channel networks (MCNs) playing a significant role in shaping the digital labor market. This study focuses on the multifaceted Chinese digital labor regimes characterized by capitalism, national agendas, and state regulation. Through a qualitative analysis of 203 recruitment advertisements of major MCNs and 17 interviews of digital laborers, the findings reveal that the digital labor of MCNs operates in a state-led/capitalist complex. Beyond the risks of the capitalist industries, MCNs’ recruitment logic and management align with the state's agenda of economic development. Whether intentionally or not, the digital labor of MCNs has been swept into China's entrepreneurial solutionism, evolving into a form of state labor that integrates creative power and individual entrepreneurship into national building.

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国家主导/资本主义复合体中的数字劳动：中国数字空间中的国家劳动与玩乐工作狂

当代中国的数字创意产业不再是一个自我创业的领域，多渠道网络(mcn)在塑造数字劳动力市场方面发挥着重要作用。本研究主要关注以资本主义、国家议程和国家监管为特征的多方面的中国数字劳动制度。通过对203家大型mcn招聘广告的定性分析和对17名数字劳动力的访谈，研究结果表明，mcn的数字劳动力在国家主导/资本主义综合体中运作。除了资本主义行业的风险之外，mcn的招聘逻辑和管理也与国家的经济发展议程保持一致。无论是有意还是无意，mcn的数字劳动已经被席卷到中国的创业解决方案主义中，演变成一种将创造力和个人创业精神融入国家建设的国家劳动形式。

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International Journal of Cultural Studies Multiple-

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4.20

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9.50%

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Cultural Studies is committed to rethinking cultural practices, processes, texts and infrastructures beyond traditional national frameworks and regional biases. The journal publishes theoretical, empirical and historical analyses that interrogate what culture means, and what culture does, across global and local scales of power and action, diverse technologies and forms of mediation, and multiple dimensions of performance, experience and identity. Dedicated to theoretical and methodological innovation in cultural research, the journal is multidisciplinary in outlook, publishing relevant contributions that integrate approaches from the social sciences, humanities, information sciences and more. International Journal of Cultural Studies publishes original research articles. The journal gives preference to papers that extend existing theory or generate new theory through interpretive engagement with empirical cases. Papers based on single country case-studies should clearly indicate and develop the broader relevance of their analyses for an international readership. The journal does not publish close readings of single texts; but it does consider critical, contextualised readings that similarly indicate and develop the broader relevance of their analyses to the field. International Journal of Cultural Studies regularly publishes special issues on urgent questions in the field as well as on specific regions, industries and practices.