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The Meaning of Work: Or Why Somebody Creates a Chair

Borell, Jacob LU (2024) SANM05 20241
Social Anthropology
Abstract
This thesis an interview-based study that will broach the topic of meaning in work by looking at
how meaning is created amongst Swedish artisans; a group of labourers defined by their
uniqueness in contemporary labour-norms. The focus of this study is the theorisation of two
processes which create meaning within artisan labour: one based on reflexive engagement with
production, and one based on collective creations of meaning through outside structurers. From
these two processes, a third, unified view on the creation of meaning is proposed, where
reflexive engagement and collective creation coalesce to create meaning in labour. Taken
together, these three processes come to represent how meaning is formed in artisan labour,... (More)
This thesis an interview-based study that will broach the topic of meaning in work by looking at
how meaning is created amongst Swedish artisans; a group of labourers defined by their
uniqueness in contemporary labour-norms. The focus of this study is the theorisation of two
processes which create meaning within artisan labour: one based on reflexive engagement with
production, and one based on collective creations of meaning through outside structurers. From
these two processes, a third, unified view on the creation of meaning is proposed, where
reflexive engagement and collective creation coalesce to create meaning in labour. Taken
together, these three processes come to represent how meaning is formed in artisan labour, and
could, in turn, become starting points for further discussions on the nature of meaning in work. (Less)
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author
Borell, Jacob LU
supervisor
organization
course
SANM05 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Keywords: Artisan, Meaning of work, Labour, Identity, Social Anthropology
language
English
id
9157240
date added to LUP
2024-06-03 13:39:04
date last changed
2024-06-03 13:39:04
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  abstract     = {{This thesis an interview-based study that will broach the topic of meaning in work by looking at 
how meaning is created amongst Swedish artisans; a group of labourers defined by their 
uniqueness in contemporary labour-norms. The focus of this study is the theorisation of two 
processes which create meaning within artisan labour: one based on reflexive engagement with 
production, and one based on collective creations of meaning through outside structurers. From 
these two processes, a third, unified view on the creation of meaning is proposed, where 
reflexive engagement and collective creation coalesce to create meaning in labour. Taken 
together, these three processes come to represent how meaning is formed in artisan labour, and 
could, in turn, become starting points for further discussions on the nature of meaning in work.}},
  author       = {{Borell, Jacob}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Meaning of Work: Or Why Somebody Creates a Chair}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}