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Vibes as Value: Young Workers and Affective Labour in the Service Economy

Contributor(s): Farrugia, David (Author), Coffey, Julia (Author), Threadgold, Steven (Author), Sharp, Megan (Author), Molnar, Lena (Author)

ISBN: 9781526187314

Publisher: Manchester University Press

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Pub Date: April 14, 2026

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.44" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 0.93 lbs) 176 pages

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Description: Vibes as value explores the relationship between subjectivity, labour and value in the hospitality industry. It develops an approach to hospitality work as a form of affective labour that produces value in the form of 'vibes', showing how youth, gender, sexuality, race and social class are embodied and made productive in the service economy.

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