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Submissions for #ASA2025 open next month! Check out the SKAT sessions that we are organizing for our Chicago gathering: asaskat.com/2024/10/26/ska…

Ben achieved a level of access to a surveillance tech company that is unheard of. He uses it to show how important it is for us to understand not just the properties of new technologies, but also the processes of implementation. It's also an absolutely riveting read!

My first article is out with Review of International Political Economy and open access! It links venture capital's history and inventions with present-day dynamics in the asset economy. Big thanks to the editorial team and reviewers. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New episode of Peoples & Things today features Salem Elzway and Jason Resnikoff talking with me about the history of "automation" as concept and reality. newbooksnetwork.com/salem-elzway-a…

Also trying the new place, same username

Posted over at the other place yesterday, but for the X crowd: New episode featuring Benjamin Shestakofsky on his new book Behind the Startup. Listen here or on Spotify, more: socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/benjam…

Book announcement: In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical Surround is now out!!! 4 years in the making, co-edited by Joshua Neves and me, this OA volume is full of chapters that will make you rethink the meaning of convenience. Please read & circulate! networkcultures.org/blog/publicati…

What does venture capital actually do to firms? Our podcast of the week reveals how the drive to inflate valuations as quickly as possible leads to a reliance on high-tech systems paired with low-wage labor. WIth Benjamin Shestakofsky on The Annex Podcast buff.ly/49o0eJq

Busy week last week wrapping up classes here, but if you should definitely tune into my interview with Benjamin Shestakofsky about his book, _Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality_, if you haven't checked it out yet. newbooksnetwork.com/behind-the-sta…

If you need a little holiday pick-me-up . . . you should check out this week's Peoples & Things episode, featuring Matt Beane talking about his book, _The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines_. newbooksnetwork.com/the-skill-code

This case is a huge deal. The "future of work" often involves nothing more than the simultaneous violation of worker, consumer, & competition laws. The @CFPB reminds us that lots of these new fintech-type products for gig workers violate consumer laws. consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsr…

Thrilled to announce the official publication of my new book — The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism Grab my book to go beyond the vaporous hype and get the real material analysis of technological capitalism that we all need!

Fascinating article that explains the rules and rituals of the elitist culture surrounding extracurricular clubs on a university campus.

This is what I wrote my department and want to share here: I know many of you knew him personally and have your own stories. But let me just say that Michael Burawoy was absolutely tremendous. (1/11)

We will hear an interesting keynote speech from Associate Professor Benjamin Shestakofsky (USA) titled “Venture Capitalism and Beyond” on the second day of the #WORK2025fi conference! Abstract submission is open until February 20th at work2025.fi!