Launch of The Politics of Platformization: Amsterdam Dialogues on Platform Theory-Interviews by Gianmarco Cristofari

When: February 14, 2023 17:00 - 17:30

INC Theory on Demand #48

The Politics of Platformization: Amsterdam Dialogues on Platform Theory

Interviews by Gianmarco Cristofari

What is platformization and why is it a relevant category in the contemporary political landscape? How is it related to cybernetics and the history of computation? During this event, interviewees of the recently published The Politics of Platformization: Amsterdam Dialogues on Platform Theory join editor Gianmarco Cristofari in conversation.

The Politics of Platformization captures multidisciplinary dialogues about the first ten years of the emerging fields of platform studies and platform theory. It deploys a narrative and playful approach that makes use of anecdotes, personal histories, etymologies, and futurable speculations to investigate both the fragmented genealogy that led to platformization and the organizational and economic trends that guide nowadays platform sociotechnical imaginaries.

The dialogues cover fields such as media studies, software studies, internet governance, network theory, urban studies, social movement studies, political economy, management, and platform regulation. The interviews are set up to develop a network of internal cross-references that highlight the multi-layered connections from which platform power emerges.

Speakers: to be confirmed.

The book includes interviews with Thomas Poell; Martijn de Waal; Anne Helmond; Stefania Milan; Balázs Bodó; Joris van Hoboken; Niels van Doorn; Niels ten Oever; Letizia Chiappini; Davide Beraldo and Giovanni Rossetti; Paddy Leerssen and Geert Lovink.

For more information on the event see: https://spui25.nl/programma/the-politics-of-platformization