Education and Leisure

The Rise and Fall of “Education for Leisure”

Where did the notion of teaching people how to spend their free time come from, and why did it disappear?
A Help Wanted sign hanging in a store window

Can Part-Time Jobs Be Good Jobs?

Brandeis University researcher Hilda Kahne argued for a more thoughtful approach to part-time jobs in a 1994 issue of Social Service Review
A maternity ward worker holds a baby in an empty hospital hall

Ready for the 11-Hour Work Day?

Will the 11-hour work day become a reality?
A pile of tax forms

Self-Employment: Exciting Opportunity or Last Resort?

Does self-employment open up new opportunities or exploit a vulnerable workforce?
Tweet from For Exposure reading, "When it comes to payment, I can not make any guarantees. There are no guarantees in anything."

Should Artists Work for Free?

The Twitter account @forexposure_txt is dedicated to documenting requests for artists and creatives to work for free. But should artists work for free?