Ανακοινώσεις μαθήματος Cloud capital and the international political economy of Big Tech

Αναβολή αυριανής συνάντησης/παρουσιάσεων (21/1) λόγω... κακοκαιρίας

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:32:55 +0300

Αγαπητές/οί, η Πρυτανεία αποφάσισε να μην γίνουν μαθήματα αύριο στα κτήρια της Σχολής λόγω κακοκαιρίας. Οπότε οι παρουσιάσεις αναβάλλονται για την Τετάρτη 28/1 στις 17.00

Γ. Βαρουφάκης

Θέματα προς παρουσίαση

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:20:28 +0300

Όπως συμφωνήσαμε στην προηγούμενη συνάντησή μας, παραθέτω επτά ενδεικτικά θέματα/ερωτήματα προς συζήτηση. Θα τα βρείτε τόσο εδώ (βλ. πιο κάτω) όσο και ως αρχείο Word στα Έγγραφα.

TOPICS FOR PRESENTATION

Discuss one or more of the following statements:

There is no substantive difference between Monopoly Capital and Cloud Capital. Or, is there?
If all surplus value is created in the traditional capitalist sector, and cloud capital just redistributes it, this is still capitalism
Amazon Web Services hires digital space to traditional capitalist firms. This is no different to a landlord renting space out to a capitalist factory
AI is, qualitatively speaking, no different to any labour saving technological innovation
Google’s and Meta’s advertising model is no different to that of free-to-air radio & television, which spearheaded the so-called Attention Economy
Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is no different to Henry Ford’s purchase of the Dearborn Independent in 1919
Stablecoins are just another variation of Bitcoin. They are, thus, insignificant from a macroeconomic and a Political Economy perspective.

Class Meeting Times and Reading Material

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:26:13 +0300

Dear All, As we discussed last week, we shall be meeting between 1700 and 1830 in the 5th Floor Seminar Room of Evripidou Street. Regarding readings (see Documents/Έγγραφα), please read ASAP the following, in this order:

1. From the Political Economy of Tehcnofeudalism (which is an Appendix to my book), read the first 8.5 pages - the part predeciding the heading TECHNOFEUDALISM (which we shall leave for later)

2. The article 'Enshittifcation is coming for everything", by Cory Doctorow

3. The article (New Left Review) by Eygeni Morozov entitled 'Critique of Neofeudal Reason'