Work Want Work - Labour and Desire at the End of Capitalism
J.A. Smith, Mareile Pfannebecker
Publisher: Zed Books
Summary
Lays out how capitalism puts our time, our subjectivities, experiences and even our desires to work in unprecedented ways only possible on the basis of globalised technologiesArgues that we cannot prescribe a future where we are free from work, meaning that post-capitalism and post-work must articulate a pluralist politicsMost post-work books have focused on automation and Universal Basic Income, Work Want Work explores the changing philosophical and personal significance of work and desireAn eclectic and accessible meeting of high theory, politics, pop and internet culture and philosophy‘Excellent – a much needed reflection on contemporary work from a quite different perspective’ – Nik Srnicek, co-author of Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work