Decoding Culture: Technofeudalism [Durham, NC]

$25.00

In-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+

$25—includes one drink ticket good for beer/wine/NA options

Recently, technofeudalism has become a popular concept to describe how our global society has changed dramatically over the last 40 years of unregulated technological gambits. But what does technofeudalism actually mean? How did the concept emerge? What does it mean to categorize our contemporary digital society as feudal rather than capitalist? Part lecture and part discussion, this seminar invites students to explore these questions and will provide a nuanced analysis of the confluence of Big Tech and global capital. Students will walk away with deeper media literacy and additional tools to assess the digital world.

If you’d like, watch this video with Yanis Varoufakis, the author of Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, in advance of class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41diQcq3Lq8

The Decoding Culture series offers short, low- or no-prep classes designed to increase cultural literacy and allow you to analyze the world we live in. Each session covers a key concept that will help you decipher cultural phenomena, and offers you a chance to meet and discuss with others who are concerned about the contemporary landscape and the possibilities for our future.

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This class will take place in person in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.

In-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+

$25—includes one drink ticket good for beer/wine/NA options

Recently, technofeudalism has become a popular concept to describe how our global society has changed dramatically over the last 40 years of unregulated technological gambits. But what does technofeudalism actually mean? How did the concept emerge? What does it mean to categorize our contemporary digital society as feudal rather than capitalist? Part lecture and part discussion, this seminar invites students to explore these questions and will provide a nuanced analysis of the confluence of Big Tech and global capital. Students will walk away with deeper media literacy and additional tools to assess the digital world.

If you’d like, watch this video with Yanis Varoufakis, the author of Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, in advance of class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41diQcq3Lq8

The Decoding Culture series offers short, low- or no-prep classes designed to increase cultural literacy and allow you to analyze the world we live in. Each session covers a key concept that will help you decipher cultural phenomena, and offers you a chance to meet and discuss with others who are concerned about the contemporary landscape and the possibilities for our future.

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This class will take place in person in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.