Interning and Investing: Rethinking Unpaid Work, Social Capital, and the “Human Capital Regime”

For young workers, interning is a strategy for speculating on one’s asset portfolio. Students and graduates undertake internships as a way of maintaining their self-appreciation and avoiding depreciation in a “human capital regime.” In this article, we explore the specific example of interning in t...

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Main Authors: Sophie Hope, Joanna Figiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group 2015-09-01
Series:tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
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Online Access:https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/607
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