%0 Journal Article
%T Symbolic Amateurs: On the Discourse of Amateurism in Contemporary Media Culture
%A Caroline Hamilton
%J Cultural Studies Review
%D 2013
%I UTS ePRESS
%X The amateur is the person who engages in activities that for another constitute a professional work role. Despite the global drive for professional development, amateurs are increasingly valued in the digitised economy. This leads to a series of interesting and increasingly pressing questions with regard to the nature of ¡®the amateur¡¯ in modern society and culture. Are amateurs necessarily good? Is amateurism necessarily located with amateur practitioners? Do divisions between professional producers and amateurs hold relevance to a post-industrial, network economy?
%K Web 2.0
%K labour
%K amateur
%K professional
%U http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/csrj/article/view/2679