This book is a first of its kind critical inter-disciplinary introduction to the economic, political, cultural, and technological dimensions of work in the rapidly growing digital media and entertainment industries (DMEI).

Introduction: The Digital Society is a Class Society, Follow the "Labor Turn" to Work in the DMEI 1. What are the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries (DMEI)? 14 Convergent Industry Groups, Central to Modern Work 2. What is Work? Meanings, Matters, Motivations 3. What is Research on Work in the DMEI? Theories, Methods, for Workers 4. How Capitalism Shapes Work in the DMEI 7 Logics of Labor and Life 5. How Does the State Govern Work in the DMEI? Explicit and Tacit Labor Law, Policy, Regulation 6. What is the Management of Work in the DMEI? Putting Decision-Making Power, Soft Power and Hard Power to Work 7. Is Meritocracy at Work in the DMEI? Intersectional Inequality, with Distinction 8. What is the Globalization of Work in the DMEI? Outsourced Hardware, Software, Content and Service 9. What is the Automation of Work in the DMEI? Labor Saving Technologies (LSTs) and Labor Processes 10. What is the Platformization of Work in the DMEI? Creator Capitalism 11. Is Work in the DMEI 'Free'? Audience Commodities, Social Media Users, Brand Loyal Fans, Crowdsourced Task-Takers, Interns and Athletes 12. Is Work in the DMEI "Good"? For a Reflexive Normative Framework 13. What Are Workers Doing to Make the DMEI's Future of Work Better for All? Collective Actions, Strategies, Tactics