Podcasting Degree Zero

In this episode James Hall, Dr Laura Glitsos and Dr Jessica Taylor discuss Edward Said's concept of Orientalism. They cover how the West defines and constructs the East, the implications of this, and how Orientalism relates to the concepts of ideology and discourse.

In this episode we explore the concept and development of Surveillance Capitalism. Working from the writings of Shoshana Zuboff we define what it is, how it became so prevalent so quickly and what it means for the world we're living in. Featuring James Hall, Dr Laura Glitsos and Dr Jessica Taylor. You can check out this short(ish) documentary featuring Shoshana Zuboff exploring Surveillance Capitalism here.

In this episode James, Laura and Jess look at George Ritzer's concept of McDonaldization. Influenced by Max Weber and his work on rationality, and subesquent irrationality of rationality, McDonaldization looks at how some core principles exemplified by the fast food chain have come to dominate most aspects of society and culture. As mentioned in the episode... Here are a couple of news articles about Lionsgate's AI deal with Runway from the BBC and The Guardian.

We're back for a thrid season of Podcasting Degree Zero. In this episode James, Laura and Jessica explore neoliberalism, what is it and why is it important?