’Imperfect world’ is a series of conversations exploring exploring where politics, society, and technology meet. Hosted by Japan-based scholar, Dr Christopher Hobson.
Christopher Hobson shares insights on the world's current polycrisis and the expanding aperture of possibility, offering a unique perspective on our global situation.
26 Sept 2024
In conversation with Pete Chambers, Q3 2024
Continuing the conversation with Pete Chambers, recorded in the third quarter of 2024. This returns to the central theme of smartphones, social media and digital technologies, thinking through the social costs and consequences that come with them. What we are faced with is an ever-growing gap between the sophistication of our technologies and the simplification of thought and degrading of interpersonal interactions.
For more information, visit imperfectnotes.substack.com and christopherhobson.net.
18 Jun 2024
In Conversation with Joseph Vogl
In this episode, Chris and Pete welcome Joseph Vogl, who is a Regular Visiting Professor at Princeton University, and until last year, he was Professor of Modern German Literature, Cultural and Media Studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Our conversation focuses on Vogl's most recent book: Capital and Ressentiment: A Brief Theory of the Present (https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=capital-and-ressentiment-a-short-theory-of-the-present--9781509551811) (2022), while also connecting it to his previous works, The Ascendancy of Finance (https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-ascendancy-of-finance--9781509509294) (2017) and The Specter of Capital (https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=23588) (2014).
For more information, visit imperfectnotes.substack.com (https://imperfectnotes.substack.com/)
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