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In: | Communication Theory, 29, 2019, 4, S. 383-400 |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 383-400 |
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ISSN: |
1050-3293
1468-2885 |
DOI: | 10.1093/ct/qtz005 |
veröffentlicht in: | Communication Theory |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | Oxford University Press (OUP) (CrossRef) |
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This article extends the growing conversation on the rhetoric of economics through a critical analysis of the rhetoric of the “sharing economy” firm Uber. After reconfiguring the economic concept of arbitrage from a rhetorical perspective, I demonstrate the means by which “ride sharing” services exploit their customers and workers. Ultimately, I contend that Uber’s rhetoric works by deploying the language of the private sphere in order that the company can operate like a taxi company even as it evades the obligations that ordinarily attach to providing taxi service to the public.</jats:p> |