Your Local Anthropologist with Elina
BONUS Utopia of Play: we got union busting before GTA6 (part 1)
19 Nov 2025
This episode explores the concept of collective action through the lens of recent events at Rockstar Games, highlighting the contradictions within the culture industry and the threats posed by unionization to corporate power. The discussion delves into the dynamics of power, the role of the culture industry in pacifying dissent, and the significance of collective bargaining as a means of reclaiming agency for workers.Keywordscollective action, union busting, corporate power, culture industry, labour rights, David Graeber, capitalism, worker agency, entertainment industry, social agreement
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