An Evening with Rose Hackman, author of Emotional Labor

9 S Main St,Yardley PA 19067

05 April, 2023

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"In this welcome and informative volume, Hackman gives us a bracing wide-angle view of the many hidden theatres of emotional labor-- at the kitchen sink, check-out counter, corporate meeting. She raises big questions-- when is it built into an unfair system? When is it needed to nourish a depleted civic life? And when a simple kindness? Done wisely, emotional labor is a great gift to civilization we should all know about-- intimately." -- Arlie Hochschild is the author of The Managed Heart and The Outsourced Self Get your copy at Commonplace Reader beginning 3/28! Books will also be available at the event with payment by cash and check. For readers of Fair Play by Eve Rodsky and Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, EMOTIONAL LABOR is a scathing, deeply-researched foray into the unequal burden some members of our society are forced to take on. Reporting on stories from family caregivers, minority domestic workers, homemakers, women climbing the corporate ladder, sex workers, waitresses, and more, Rose delves into the nuances of why so many perform the task of emotional labor, and how it keeps our economy afloat. Offering a never-before-seen look into the wide range of unseen and undervalued work, Rose examines how unsustainable the current system is and builds a foundation for radical change by making the invisible visible.