Author: Alessandro Delfanti

Alessandro Delfanti is an associate professor of Culture and New Media at the University of Toronto, with appointments at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology and the Faculty of Information. He researches digital labour, hacking and digital countercultures, and the political economy of technology.

Capitalism’s Wet Dream: Amazon’s Patents Signal the Future It Hopes to Achieve

In anticipation of increasing robotization, two poles tend to emerge within discussions about the future of work: at one end, a post-work utopia of fully automated abundance; at the other, … Keep reading »

Technology • May 7, 2021 • Alessandro Delfanti
Workers and the Virus: Radical Lessons from Italy in the Age of COVID-19

In the face of the mounting coronavirus crisis, we need to start asking a crucial question: who pays for the lockdown? The last three weeks have taught some hard lessons … Keep reading »

Labour • March 19, 2020 • Alessandro Delfanti, Beatrice Busi and Erika Biddle
Amazon Is the New Factory

Warehouse Labour in the Digital Economy – analysis by Alessandro Delfanti @adelfanti Watch video »

Labour • December 2, 2018 • Alessandro Delfanti