A life without a plan? Freelance musicians in pandemic limbo
The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the already precarious conditions of freelance workers. In a new study the researcher Anna Nørholm Lundin tries to understand what it meant and still means for freelance musicians to be in pandemic limbo.
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Thirteen Swedish professional freelance musicians in the classical genre were interviewed about their experiences in the midst of the pandemic.
Highlights of the study
- Professional freelance musicians in the classical genre were interviewed about their experiences of being in pandemic limbo.
- Theoretically the article addresses what it means to be dislocated and disrupted in relation to places and spaces of work.
- The conclusions are about ambivalent emotions and processes of emotional management that are caused by the pandemic.
- For freelancers, depending on their access to the live-settings of work, it is like being thrown back in time and place.
- While at a distance from normal careers, processes of critical reflection and re-orientation have been initiated.
The article: A life without a plan? Freelance musicians in pandemic limbo is published in the journal Emotion, Space and Society.
Anna Nørholm Lundin , PhD in pedagogy and senior lecturer at the Departement of Education. Her research, amongst other, concerns the new gig economy.
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Last updated: October 21, 2022
Source: IPD