In his first book, Aaron Bastani conjures a vision of hope, highlighting how we might move to energy abundance, feed a world of nine billion, overcome work, transcend the limits of biology and build meaningful freedom for everyone. Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto claims that new technologies will liberate us from work, providing the opportunity to build a society beyond both capitalism and communism.
Aaron Bastani will discuss his book with Lizzie O’Shea, author of Future Histories. In her book, O’Shea shows us how very human our understanding of technology is, and what potential exists for struggle, for liberation, for art and poetry in our digital present.
Biographies
Aaron Bastani
Aaron Bastani is co-founder and senior editor at Novara Media. He holds a PhD from the New Political Communication Unit, University of London, examining social movements in the digital environment which fail to correspond to the traditional logic of collective action. His research interests include new media, social movements, asymmetric strategies and post-scarcity political economy. He has written for Vice, London Review of Books, Guardian and Open Democracy.
Lizzie O’Shea
Lizzie O’Shea is a lawyer, writer, and broadcaster. She is regularly featured on national television programs and radio to comment on law, digital technology, corporate responsibility, and human rights, and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Guardian, and Sydney Morning Herald, among others.