The recent uprisings in USA after the death of George Floyd lead us to move up the publication of this article by Nick Dyer-Witheford, Jaime Brenes Reyes and Michelle Liu that will be part of a forthcoming book on Capital Revolutions we are editing as Into the Black Box. We thank the authors for their contribution. …
[CfP] Criticizing disruption. Platformization and its discontent
More often than not, the disruptive character of Platform Capitalism is highlighted as a new paradigm of contemporary global capitalism. Urban spaces (considered in a broad sense) are pervaded by platform workers. We do think that, although inserted by new organization forms and labor control, platformization is anything but new and it rather incorporates and …
#2 Politics [Webseminars] Radical Thinking in Time of Pandemic
Video of the second web seminar on global political scenario and the national situation in USA and China with Simone Pieranni and Tania Rispoli.
Work, Politics, Social Reproduction, Ecology: these are the four axes around which the web seminar of Into the Black Box is centred. Every Tuesday for four weeks two speakers will present their point of view on the world at the time of the covid and the challenges that lie ahead. Each seminar will last one hour: first there will be lectures (15 minutes each) and then space for debate.
Video del secondo seminario sullo scenario politico globale e sulla situazione in Cina e USA con Simone Pieranno e Tania Rispoli
Lavoro, Politica, Riproduzione Sociale, Ecologia: sono questi i quattro assi attorno ai quali ruota il web seminar di Into the Black Box. Ogni martedì per quattro settimane due speaker presenteranno il loro punto di vista sul mondo al tempo del covid e sulle sfide che ci attendono. Ogni seminario durerà un’ora: prima ci saranno le relazioni (15 minuti ciascuna) e poi spazio per il dibattito.
[WEBSEMINARS] Radical Thinking in Time of Pandemic: Labour, Politics, Social Reproduction, Ecology
Struggle in a Pandemic. Una raccolta di contributi del Workers Inquiry Network
Pubblichiamo oggi l’ebook “Struggle in a Pandemic”, prodotto da una rete transnazionale in costruzione chiamata Workers Inquiry Network. Lo scorso anno, assieme a una serie di realtà di ricerca e intervento sociale, abbiamo iniziato a tessere uno scambio di riflessioni e testi a partire da esperienze di inchiesta nel mondo del lavoro e dei conflitti. …
#1 Labour [Webseminars] Radical Thinking in Time of Pandemic
Video of the first web seminar on labour transformations in time of pandemic with Francesca Coin and Niels Van Doorn.
Work, Politics, Social Reproduction, Ecology: these are the four axes around which the web seminar of Into the Black Box is centred. Every Tuesday for four weeks two speakers will present their point of view on the world at the time of the covid and the challenges that lie ahead. Each seminar will last one hour: first there will be lectures (15 minutes each) and then space for debate.
Video del primo seminario sulle trasformazioni del lavoro al tempo della pandemia con Francesca Coin e Niels Van Doorn.
Lavoro, Politica, Riproduzione Sociale, Ecologia: sono questi i quattro assi attorno ai quali ruota il web seminar di Into the Black Box. Ogni martedì per quattro settimane due speaker presenteranno il loro punto di vista sul mondo al tempo del covid e sulle sfide che ci attendono. Ogni seminario durerà un’ora: prima ci saranno le relazioni (15 minuti ciascuna) e poi spazio per il dibattito.
[WEBSEMINARS] Radical Thinking in Time of Pandemic: Labour, Politics, Social Reproduction, Ecology
“Just-in-time” politics: How invisibilized work is made visible during the “corona crisis”
In the corona crisis the invisibilized work of people who provide basic services is becoming more visible. Could this be an unexpected opportunity for labor organizing? Urban researcher Katja Schwaller is exploring this question, focusing in particular on those areas of society where Big Tech is taking over. An interview by Magdalena Taube and Krystian …