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Book Review: Chris Bail, Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing

relevant issues discussed including: fields of production, education and learning, online vs offline, blurring of life and work, precarity, invisible (and unpaid) work and so on. In the final chapter the author states: ‘This book is an attempt to challenge entrenched ideas of what an expert looks like in cultural work’ (p. 120). In an age of MOBO awards, Shonda Rhimes, Akram Khan, Banksy and the Singh Twins this assumes a somewhat limiting and simplistic stereotype that would benefit from some critical investigation. One conclusion drawn is that cultural work is subject to social norms and through online engagement it is also responsible for reproducing these norms. This is somewhat cyclical as cultural workers appear to be engaging in this reproduction of norms in aesthetic expertise in order to gain legitimacy. The suggested solution is that there should be greater diversity in leadership positions, a point also made in Chapter 2 and has been made throughout the literature and research in cultural work. It would be interesting to see an exploration, interrogation and development of some of the theoretical and conceptual elements of the book in the conclusions. Given the impressive range of theory covered perhaps this is a task for the next book! This is an engaging and interesting read that provides a very good overview and introduction to a range of literature in the area of cultural work through some interesting case studies. It will be informative and thought provoking for those looking at the hidden work of creative workers and those exploring the vagaries of social media and platform politics in the sector.