Brief contribution of Brazilian critical geography to the study of Platform Logistics

In the current historical period, logistics has been elevated to the category of a key variable for understanding the political economy of territory, alongside others such as finance, advertising, consumption and information. In the face of the relentless pursuit of competitiveness and increased fluidity that characterizes economic globalization, logistics has transcended its military scope and …

[CfP] Global Infrastructures: The Production of the Modern World

A collaborative workshop organized by: The Institute of Contemporary History at Nova University, Lisbon and the University of Bologna The concept of “infrastructure” has become so central to contemporary societies that it has become increasingly difficult to specify what the term refers to. Rosalind Williams has described infrastructure as a “highly promiscuous concept” that, since …

The Forgotten Spaces of Globalization. A Tribute to Allan Sekula

Venue: Sala Tassinari at Palazzo d’Accursio, Piazza Maggiore 6, Bologna Visiting Hours: 1-4-6-8 July 2022, 7-9PM Exhibit Opening: Friday 1 July, 6.30 PM with Into the Black Box Collective, Martina Angelotti and Massimiliano Mollona Globalisation has recently and prominently become a hot topic in the public debate. The disruption of supply chains during and after …

Make Amazon Pay Bologna

1 aprile 2022, ore 18:00Ex Centrale, Bologna Dibattito con Agnieszka Ruda del sindacato polacco Inicjatywa Pracownicza e Marco Veruggio di Punto Critico. Siamo oramai abituatǝ ad acquistare pressoché di tutto tramite pochi click su qualche app o sito web. Amazon in particolare è diventata l’azienda simbolo di un capitalismo delle piattaforme che promette e consegna …