Multiple insertion, intermittency and cultural affiliation

Brazilian musicians’ labour in France

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2021.1.36786

Keywords:

Musician’s labour, Profession, Intermittent worker in entertainment industry, France

Abstract

The aim here is to analyze the work of Brazilian musicians in France, affected by the regime of intermittent workers in the entertainment industry and the work by projects. It seeks to identify the identity forms related to professional trajectories, to characterize the work organization and the forms of hiring. The methodology uses government data, the literature related to musical work and interviews, as well as observation in work environments. The work of Brazilians can be compared to that of musicians in general in France, characterized by pluriactivity, multiple insertion and polarization between contracts for indeterminate or determined time and occasional service provision. However, the “cultural affiliation” to characteristic musical genres associated with the cooperation networks can be understood as a strategy of constructing a professional identity in a competitive market.

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Author Biography

Jordão Horta Nunes, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiás, GO, Brasil

Doutor em Sociologia pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; pós-doutor pela Universidade de Versalhes, Versalhes, França; docente da Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiás, GO, Brasil.

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Published

2021-05-04

How to Cite

Nunes, J. H. (2021). Multiple insertion, intermittency and cultural affiliation: Brazilian musicians’ labour in France. Civitas: Journal of Social Sciences, 21(1), 159–171. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2021.1.36786