the Cooper Union School of Art Interdisciplinary Seminar

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Francesco Berardi Bifo

Subjectivation and General Intellect in the Age of Semiocapitalism

This lecture took place on March 4th, 2011 at 6:30 pm in the Wollman Auditorium at the Cooper Union

Lecture introduction

Bifo’s new book, AFTER THE FUTURE, published by AKPress, is going to be in bookstores in the coming days.

The Author of The Soul at Work will speak about the recent European student movements, that have questioned the legitimacy of the European leading ideology, and have started a process of subjectivation of precarious cognitive labour.

About Francesco Berardi Bifo

Franco Berardi Bifo is a writer, and media-activist. He founded the magazine A/traverso and was part of the staff of Radio Alice, the first free pirate radio station in Italy. His last book is The Soul at Work. He is teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. Co-founder of the e-zine www.th-rough.eu.

Relevant Links

• http://www.e-flux.com/journal/view/183
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Rut7hWQhQ
• Readings for this lecture are available on the student login page.