Dr Peter Holtum
Honorary Fellow & Honorary Fellow/Lecturer
School of Social Science
Publications
Journal Articles
Holtum, Peter James, Irannezhad, Elnaz, Marston, Greg and Mahadevan, Renuka (2021). Business or pleasure? A comparison of migrant and non-migrant uber drivers in Australia. Work, Employment and Society, 36 (2), 1-20. doi: 10.1177/09500170211034741
Smith, Naomi and Holtum, P. J. (2018). New subjectivities of work?: Technologies and capitalism into the future. Arena Journal, 51/52, 153-176.
Conference Papers
Holtum, P. J. and Marston, G. (2019). Identifying as a gig-worker: Intersectionality and ontological security among Uber drivers in Brisbane, Australia. Reshaping Work 2019, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 24-25 October 2019.
Holtum, P.J and Marston, G. (2019). 'Identifying as a 'gig-worker': Identity work and the dark side of flexibility for Uber drivers. Automation, Ethics, and Society Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 21 November 2019.
Holtum, P.J (2019). Rejecting flexibility: How blue-collar workers in Brisbane use routine and protocol to combat insecure work. TASA, Paramatta, NSW, Australia, 25-28 November 2019.
Holtum, P.J and Marston, G. (2019). The dark side of flexibility: The case of Uber drivers. TASA, Paramatta, NSW, Australia, 25-28 November 2019.
Marston, Greg and Holtum, P. J. (2018). Work, Insecurity and the ‘Gig Economy’: policy and political considerations. Inequalities and the Gig Economy: Gender and Generational Challenges, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 29-30 November 2018.
Holtum, P. J. (2018). Being Smart At Work: Anarchist Responsibility in the Workplace?. Anarchist Studies Network: 5th Conference, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, 13-15 September 2018.
Thesis
Holtum, Peter (2018). Being smart at work: responsibility and resistance in precarious Australian workplaces. PhD Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.724
Research Reports
Marston, Greg, Staines, Zoe and Holtum, Peter (2019). Submission to the Second National Youth Commission Inquiry. Collingwood, VIC Australia: National Youth Commission.
Holtum, P. J. and Marston, G. (2019). Flexibility and Insecurity: An Insight into the experiences of Uber drivers in Brisbane. Online: University of Queensland.
Holtum, P. J. and Marston, Greg (2019). Submission: Inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Victorian Government.
Newspaper Articles
Holtum, Peter and Marston, Greg (2019, 05 24). Uber drivers’ experience highlights the dead-end job prospects facing more Australian workers The Conversation
Holtum, PJ (2018, 05 14). Using Anarchist Methods in the Social and Political Sciences Dialogue E-Journal
Holtum, P. J. (2016, 11 29). In a precarious workplace, this is how workers fight back World Economic Forum
Holtum, P. J. (2016, 11 25). Workers fight back with deviant behaviour in a precarious workplace: study The Conversation
Holtum, P. J. (2016, 10 20). Being ‘smart’ at work: what are we resisting? Dialogue Journal