»Art’s Refusal« examines the conditions of artistic labor within capitalist production relations, employing a Marxist methodology enriched by insights from theorists like Jacques Rancière. The book is divided into three interconnected chapters: the first explores the aesthetic and financial value of literary labor; the second provides a case study on T. S. Eliot‘s »The Waste Land«, revealing the socio-economic conditions of its creation; and the third analyzes the evolution of artistic labor post-World War II, particularly in the context of the „creative industries.“ Engaging with debates on artistic wages, unpaid labor, and cultural economics, this work offers a critical framework for understanding the economic and social dimensions of artistic production in contemporary society.
Stevan Bradić
Literary Labor Aesthetic and Financial Value Poetry and Labor Cultural Economics conditions of artistic labor