How do we study contemporary forms of startup capitalism under which work unfolds seemingly everywhere? How do we study labour when it is presented to us as enjoyable and fun, and as not work at all? This talk offers one conceptual navigation of these times, developing “labour as method” to meet the fragmentation of work and life across city spaces, sites of work and home, and blurred boundaries between labour and leisure.

Discussions around electability are central in election campaigns, often targeting minority candidates. This paper examines two related questions: Why do electability concerns strongly affect minority candidates? How can we contrast such concerns? Focusing on voters’ perspective, I argue that three main factors fuel electability concerns, including perceptions of lack of electoral support for minority candidates, voters’ own prejudice, and the scarcity of successful examples of minority candidates.