Artículo
Startup communities: notes on the sociality of tech-entrepreneurs in Manchester
Autor/es | Pfeilstetter, Richard |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Antropología Social |
Fecha de publicación | 2017 |
Fecha de depósito | 2019-02-21 |
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Resumen | In this contribution I explore the conflicting moralities and practices of technology entrepreneurship through the lenses of Mary Douglas’ Grid-Group Cultural Theory. Starting from the distinction between communitarian, ... In this contribution I explore the conflicting moralities and practices of technology entrepreneurship through the lenses of Mary Douglas’ Grid-Group Cultural Theory. Starting from the distinction between communitarian, individualistic and hierarchical culture, I explore my empirical material drawn from ethnographic fieldwork in Manchester, UK. In particular, I describe the sociality of young male tech-entrepreneurs at networking events, ‘coffices’ and coworkspaces around an urban ‘creative quarter’. I argue that ‘startup communities’ simultaneously encourage individualistic market-competition, contribute to feelings of local group-belonging and are narrative constructions promoted by entrepreneurs, corporations and the State. |
Agencias financiadoras | Universidad de Sevilla |
Identificador del proyecto | VPPI-EE. UU. I.6A |
Cita | Pfeilstetter, R. (2017). Startup communities: notes on the sociality of tech-entrepreneurs in Manchester. Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology, 8 (1), 1-15. |
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