The FBI Owes Steve Kurtz an Apology by José López / H C-(M)  

By INC Team, November 29, 2025

”Those who challenge the capitalist order tend to be publicly labelled as criminals generally falling into the terrorist category.” Steve Kurtz, World-InfoCon Brussels (2000): An Annotated Report In memory of Steve Kurtz [1958-2025] Steve Kurtz was an American artist, professor and co-founder of the pioneering art collective Critical Art Ensemble (CAE). Formed in 1987 (CAE) [...]

Support the Publishing and Pre-order Becoming the Product by Morgane Billuart

By INC Team, March 23, 2025

In Becoming the Product: The Critical Internet Researcher as a Virtual Intellectual, the evolution of critical internet research takes center stage. By examining the pioneering work of early net critic Geert Lovink and the influencer-style approach of internet theorist Joshua Citarella (@joshuacitarella), as well as the practices of Alex Quicho (@amfq) and Sophie Public (@publig.enemy), [...]

Sign the BAN X in EUROPE Petition and Join the Campaign

By INC Team, October 12, 2024

Europeans must unite against Elon Musk’s influence. If you are in the EU or a supporter of its values, we urge you to sign this petition to ban his platform X. Please sign the petition on change.org here. Your name and data will not be published. More info and updates on the campaign website. The [...]

A Hero’s Journey? Ideological Entrepreneurs and Reactionary Digital Politics – Lecture by Alan Finlayson

By INC Team, June 17, 2024

On Monday June 24, 2024 8pm, Spui25 (Amsterdam) there will be a lecture by Alan Finlayson (University of East Anglia, UK), moderated by Marc Tuters (Mediastudies, UvA). The lecture will look at how the disruptive affordances and practices of global digital culture relate to political reconfigurations symptomatic of a broader crisis of liberalism. Alan Finlayson [...]

OUT NOW | Falling Through Zine by Agnieszka Antkowiak, Morgane Billuart and Klara Debeljak

By INC Team, May 6, 2024

INC Zine Falling Through On January 18th, 2024 Agnieszka Antkowiak, Morgane Billuart and Klara Debeljak came together in Prague, CZ to present their research in the form of a three-part performance lecture at the Display Gallery Space. The performative lectures danced around speculative narrative building and being (a girl) online, questioning truth and violence.

OUT NOW – Internet’s Dark Forests: Subcultural Memories and Vernaculars of a Layered Imaginary by Marta Ceccarelli

By INC Team, April 24, 2024

Undead Digital Labor and the General Intellect – A Conversation on AI between Tiziana Terranova and Daniël de Zeeuw

By INC Team, April 23, 2024

Daniël de Zeeuw: A combination of genuine concerns and moral panics over AI (often fueled by the tech moguls themselves) has reached a new high in recent years, particularly with the introduction of ChatGPT by OpenAI. For some it represents the specter of the singularity hanging like an evolutionary cloud over humanity; while others sense [...]

Just Out: Cycles, the Sacred and the Doomed by Morgane Billuart

By INC Team, March 13, 2024

The Institute of Network Cultures is proud to present the first book by former INC intern Morgane Billuart. It is based on her INC Longforms about the wider context of menstruation apps. Published by Set Margins’ in Eindhoven (NL): Morgane Billuart Cycles, the Sacred and the Doomed Inquiries in Female Health Technologies In a world [...]

OUT NOW TOD#51 The Planalto Riots edited by Lou Caffagni, Isabel Löfgren, Gizele Martins and Paola Sartoretto

By INC Team, January 17, 2024

Theory on Demand #51 The Planalto Riots. Making and Unmaking a Failed Coup in Brazil Edited By Lou Caffagni, Isabel Löfgren, Gizele Martins and Paola Sartoretto Historical events often carry an air of uncertainty, like a fog that veils their boundaries. Questions arise about when the historical process leading to a coup d’état, or in [...]

OUT NOW – Network Notion #1: Semiotics of the End by Alessandro Sbordoni 

By INC Team, December 21, 2023

The Institute of Network Cultures is Proud to Present its New Publication Series: Network Notion #1 Semiotics of the End: On Capitalism and the Apocalypse By Alessandro Sbordoni  The end of the world is just another sign of semiocapitalism. Semiotics of the End is a collection of thirteen essays about the end of the world [...]