In September 2024 I launched my working group on Creative Labor, AI and Democracy (CLAID) at the Digital Democracies Institute. The first activity of the group was to organize a reading group on creativity and AI. Together with Pranjali J. … Read More

Looking back at the first iteration of the Creativity, AI and Labor reading group

AI in the VFX industry: my new research on the implications of artificial intelligence on creative labor
As I am about to wrap up my first monograph based on my Ph.D. dissertation, I am moving the first steps into my next research project. My plan for the next five years is to focus on the interplay between … Read More

From creative cities to creative towns: an investigation into remote workers attraction incentives programs
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. small towns and secondary cities started offering cash and in-kind incentives to attract remote workers eager to escape overcrowded coastal cities. These new incentive schemes, known in economic literature as Remote Work Attraction Incentives Programs (see Strauss … Read More

Hustle harder? My ICA 2022 virtual presentation
After two virtual editions (2020 and 2021), the International Communication Association annual conference is back in a hybrid format. I admit that the idea of traveling to Paris to present my work was enticing. However, due to scheduling conflicts, I … Read More

The impact of remote work on US rural regions and secondary cities
On Thursday, March 24 I had the pleasure to present my latest research on the impact of remote work on US rural regions and secondary cities at the Communicative Cities Research Network Symposium 2022, organized by the European Communication Research … Read More

ISA Forum of Sociology
Last month I had the pleasure of presenting at the IV ISA Forum of Sociology. The conference was supposed to take place in 2020 in Porto Alegre, Brasil. Because of Covid, ISA decided to push the forum to 2021 and … Read More
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Behind the Startup by Benjamin Shestakofsky – Paper – University of California Press
Behind the StartupHow Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality Source: Behind the Startup by Benjamin Shestakofsky – Paper – University of California Press
Work in the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries | A Critical Introduction
BookWork in the Digital Media and Entertainment IndustriesA Critical IntroductionByTanner Mirrlees Source: Work in the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries | A Critical In
Digital Editing in the Age of AI – CRASSH
Cambridge Digital Humanities Source: Digital Editing in the Age of AI – CRASSH
Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art | The New Yorker
Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art Source: Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art | The New Yorker
Stephen Prince
Stephen Prince is Professor of Theatre and Cinema at Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen has published fifteen books and numerous articles and essays focusing on film history, … Read More