Posts Tagged: neoliberalism

Seven years since #GirlBoss. Where is she now?

By Agnieszka Wodzińska, February 17, 2021

Who remembers the first time they heard the term ‘Girl Boss?’ For most, it was around the time founder of the fashion brand Nasty Gal, Sophia Amoruso, published her autobiography ‘#GirlBoss’ in 2014. Since then, the term has grown in popularity to the extreme, creating its own aspirational ‘category’ of woman, archetypal image, and countless [...]

The Hustler Mirage: Selling Toxic Productivity under the Guise of Coaching

By Agnieszka Wodzińska, February 5, 2021

“30 years. 18-hour days. Not 8-hour days, 10-hour days, 12-hour days, 18-hour days. If anybody thinks you can be successful without paying that price, you’re wrong.” – Grant Cardone If you have an account on any of the most prominent social media platforms, you are already somewhat familiar with ‘hustlers’. Sure, you might have seen [...]

Hacking Capitalist Realism: on serendipity, social innovation and emancipatory politics – Interview with Sebastian Olma

By Luca Recano, June 24, 2019

14/05/2019 – Luca Recano and Sebastian Olma   Sebastian Olma is Professor in “Autonomy in Art, Design & Technology” at “Avans” University of Applied Sciences in Breda and Den Bosch in the Netherlands. He lives in Amsterdam. For years he has been dealing with social and cultural criticism, in particular with regard to the politics [...]

Out now: General Theory of the Precariat by Alex Foti

By Inte Gloerich, September 21, 2017

INC proudly presents Theory on Demand #25: General Theory of the Precariat: Great Recession, Revolution, Reaction by Alex Foti DOWNLOAD / ORDER HERE. About the book From the fast-food industry to the sharing economy, precarious work has become the norm in contemporary capitalism, like the anti-globalization movement predicted it would. This book describes how the [...]