The Politics of Modulation: Simondon’s Influence on Deleuze’s ‘Societies of Control’

Deleuze’s short essay ‘Postscript on Societies of Control’ has become one of the most widely discussed individual essays in continental Continue reading →

Plan for Obsolescence: Why Institutions Should Have Expiration Dates

A river flows following the path of least resistance. Until a dam gets built. The water gets redirected toward desirable Continue reading →

Popular (Neo-)Modernism: Fisher, Meillassoux and Novelty

In the recent Anti-Hauntology debate Matt Bluemink and Matt Colquhoun discussed ways out of a current mode of culture that Continue reading →

Learning to Unlearn: Applied Psychology in Social Justice

I. Introduction Why is unlearning racism so hard? Virtually everyone agrees that racism is bad. On the left, we read Continue reading →

Anti-Hauntology: Arca, AI, and the Future of Innovation

Mark Fisher and Anti-Hauntology In my previous article I claimed that recently departed artist/producer SOPHIE marked a significant shift in Continue reading →

Anti-Hauntology: Mark Fisher, SOPHIE, and the Music of the Future

Last week the music community lost one of the most innovative artists and producers of the twenty-first century. Sophie, who Continue reading →

Glitchy Ontologies and Cancelled Futures: Why Cyberpunk 2077 is a Perfect Failure

Just four days after the conclusion to the unparalleled hype of Cyberpunk 2077, its developers released a formal apology to Continue reading →

Divided Times: Jonathan Sacks on Morality

Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is a figure who has had an influence well beyond the shores of the UK. Continue reading →