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Data Work for Beginners: Neoliberal Pedagogies and the Circulation of Platform Labor

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Journal of Sociology

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Abstract

Journal of Sociology, Volume 62, Issue 2, Page 239-258, June 2026.
This article examines how YouTube creators act as neoliberal pedagogues in the circulation of data work platforms. Drawing on a qualitative examination of 43 videos, it investigates how these creators embed entrepreneurial logics and moral discourses into ...