dealing with reality: identity --> Wei, 2012 Flashcards
professionals in TV using identity work to
maintain artistic integrity while creating marketable drama
identity work
actively constructing one’s identity
perserves (+) understanding of who they are as creative people
paradox of art career
want to be artistically creative
also willing to sacrifice financially exchanging for psychological income resultung from being allowed to make art
compromise vs sacrifice creativity to pursue career in art
identity work strategies
distancing
evaluative tweaking
used differently by managerial and non-managerial roles
distancing
creating distance between you that job and your authentic self
one does not contaminate the other
do work to pay rent - work creatively in free time
evaluative tweaking
even if its not your dream job you are able to put your own artistic spin on it even if people don’t notice
can still be proud of work and put authentic self forward
managers use identity work when justifying decisions threatening shared value through
evaluative tweaking
employees using identity work for conflicting values in decision making through
distancing themselves from their involvement in a project
idenity work only for successful artists?
or failed ones too?
identity work to handle professional situations or as marketing?
for individuals
for organizations
identity work for consumers
= identity goods
identities can shift
evolve as workers actively construct them in response to external pressures
identities may shift to
focu on artistic standards to represent who they are as artists
authenticity in TV e.g. of tension between creativity and commerce
may feel pressured to compromise in commercial products for mass consumption
- finacial risk and uncertainty
pragmatic and instrumental actions to justify market demands and maximise efficiency
