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- Title
Technology, Maturity, and Craft: Making Vinyl Records in the Digital Age.
- Authors
Holt, Robin; Wiedner, Rene
- Abstract
Drawing from Michel Foucault's reading of Immanuel Kant's essay "What is Enlightenment?," and specifically his definition of ascesis , we associate maturity with a capacity for, and interest in, forming the self. On the basis of an empirical study of making vinyl records following the successful commercialization of digital media, we identify micro-disciplinary techniques of self-forming that emerge as enthusiasts steadily learn the craft of vinyl record manufacturing. It is, we argue, through technology, rather than against it, that organizational immaturity can be resisted. Craftwork involves testing and transforming, rather than just acquiring, traditional skills. Maturity involves an ongoing struggle of selectively and reflectively engaging with technologies via attempts to be the subject of one's own subjection. The former contributes to the latter.
- Subjects
KANT, Immanuel, 1724-1804; PHONOGRAPH records; DIGITAL technology; DIGITAL audio; ELECTRONIC records; DIGITAL media
- Publication
Business Ethics Quarterly, 2023, Vol 33, Issue 3, p532
- ISSN
1052-150X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/beq.2022.26