SKILL
Laurie Taylor explores the social construction of the notion of skilled work.
SKILL: Laurie Taylor explores the social construction of skilled and unskilled work. Far from being objective categories, Chris Warhurst, Professor & Director of the Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick, suggests a more complex history, one which has favoured male workers. They're joined by Natasha Iskander, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service at NYU, whose new study takes us into Qatar’s booming construction industry in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup. She argues that the experiences of migrant workers reveals the way in which the distinction between the “skilled” and “unskilled” is used to limit freedom and personhood. Does skill make us human?
Producer: Jayne Egerton
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Does Skill Make Us Human?: Migrant Workers in 21st Century Qatar and Beyond (Princeton University Press)
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'A New Social Construction of Skill'Ěýby Chris Warhurst, Chris Tilly and Mary Gatta in The Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training (Oxford University Press)
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- Mon 7 Feb 2022 00:15±«Óătv Radio 4
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