Ali Rıza Taşkale

Thank you dear Mikkel, very kind of you.

Very kind of you, Tim!

Two articles of mine being accepted by two cool journals *on the same day* is quite something, I guess!

And it comes at a time when my job conditions are far less hopeful than they appear; when precariousness has become the norm. A small glimpse of hope in dystopian times.

Really happy that my article, "Materialized Science Fiction", now speaks Spanish! Huge thanks to the @elcuaderno.bsky.social community for the thoughtful translation and for opening the door to new audiences.

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Excited to see my article "The affective politics of reactionary futurism in Silicon Valley" has now been officially assigned a volume and issue in Critical Studies on Security (Vol. 13, Issue 3)! I have 50 free copies; let me know if you need one. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/4H3KM...

Ciencia-ficción materializada y futurismo reaccionario en Silicon Valley Un artículo de Ali Rıza Taşkale

He traducido este interesantísimo artículo de @alirizataskale.bsky.social en @untoldmag.org para @elcuaderno.bsky.social. Sobre las obras de ciencia-ficción que inspiran a Zuckerberg, Thiel, Musk, etc., y la batalla por la ciencia-ficción que deberíamos librar. elcuadernodigital.com/2025/12/03/c...

Really happy that my article, "Materialized Science Fiction", now speaks Spanish! Huge thanks to the @elcuaderno.bsky.social community for the thoughtful translation and for opening the door to new audiences.

Ciencia-ficción materializada y futurismo reaccionario en Silicon Valley Un artículo de Ali Rıza Taşkale

Vivimos tiempos en que los magnates de la tecnología pueden materializar la ciencia-ficción que leyeron de jóvenes, despojándola de filo crítico para convertirla en dispositivo de opresión. @alirizataskale.bsky.social escribe sobre cómo lo hacen y cómo resistir. elcuadernodigital.com/2025/12/03/c...

Out in spring from @bentarnoff.com & I www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Love this!

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Worth reading!

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Thanks Jose - have just sent.

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The housing crisis is pushing Gen Z into crypto and economic nihilism Locked out of home ownership, young adults are turning to risky financial behaviour

This is a must-read: Gen Z’s so-called "lazy" or "risk-taking" behavior is a rational response to structural economic barriers. With housing out of reach, many turn to crypto, risky bets & "financial nihilism". www.ft.com/content/c17a...

Yeah, me too!

Yeap, seen that - thanks again!

The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley

Love seeing Paulina Borsook’s 25-year-old warning about Silicon Valley’s techno-libertarianism putting money over empathy finally getting its due. Cyberselfish was ignored back then, but now it’s eerily spot-on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...

Let me promote my first book, Post-Politics in Context (2016)!

Evolving from, and expanding upon, my PhD thesis, it examines the cultural strategies and mechanisms of “post-politics” that govern conflict and antagonism within contemporary neoliberal governance.

www.routledge.com/Post-Politic...

Cheers mate!

Just got interviewed by a sharp group of Danish high school students about Palantir, military & AI ethics, and the power tech puts in the hands of a few. Energizing to see my work reach beyond academia, and even more exciting to see students exploring how Silicon Valley shapes society and politics!

How Big Tech Became Part of the State Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI wield tremendous influence over our politics, but does this mean we are entering an era of technofeudalism? In a wide-ranging discussion, Evgeny Morozov and Cedric Durand ask ...

"Capitalism today legitimizes itself by promising we can all become hackers & creative workers".

Evgeny Morozov calls this "organic capitalism". Cédric Durand counters this, arguing Big Tech's power represents a shift toward "technofeudalism".

Brilliant clash of ideas!
jacobin.com/2025/11/tech...

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Sure, Hagen. Could you write down your email please?

That means a lot, Mikkel! Especially as a foreigner in times like these, when one’s research is often undervalued or underappreciated.

Famously highlighted in the "Select Bibliography of Recent Marxist Research from Denmark" in "Danish Marxism"

Durand, C. (2024). How silicon valley unleashed techno-feudalism: the making of the digital economy. Verso Books. And Taşkale, A. R. (2025). The affective politics of reactionary futurism in Silicon Valley. Critical Studies on Security, 1-5.

The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde

After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.

European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!

Me in @theguardian.com

Excited to see my article "The affective politics of reactionary futurism in Silicon Valley" has now been officially assigned a volume and issue in Critical Studies on Security (Vol. 13, Issue 3)! I have 50 free copies; let me know if you need one. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/4H3KM...