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Heritage: Commodity, Public Good, or Commons?

August 27, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Behind preservation laws lies a broader cultural fact: the collective belief that some works of historical and artistic value are inalienable and that their true value is over and above any exchange value they may acquire on markets. [Read more…] about Heritage: Commodity, Public Good, or Commons?

Transhumanism & AI: Utopia or a Nightmare in the Making?

September 27, 2018 by Francois Zammit Leave a Comment

Transhumanism presents itself as a utopia. It promises advancement and progress beyond imagination. However, the question is: Whose utopia would this be? [Read more…] about Transhumanism & AI: Utopia or a Nightmare in the Making?

Cities of the Future and the Power of Radical Creativity

September 10, 2018 by Raisa Galea Leave a Comment

“There are artists who are more into playing with the rules of art and artists who would rather play with the rules of society and the legal regulations. To me, the real art is the latter—the art that exists between creativity and criminality (not because it’s ‘criminal’, but because it challenges unjust legal practices).”

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Spectres are Haunting Europe

July 25, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

If refugees and migrants do not simply “become like us”, forgetful of a system which will keep producing its outcasts, the ‘vanguard’ of refugees may become the sign of a new beginning, of the possibility of a different world. [Read more…] about Spectres are Haunting Europe

Three Points for a Map of Utopia

July 20, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Utopia means an actual, public-political organisation of living together, a democratic approach to human life, to production and care, collaboration and research, interaction and creativity, learning and questioning, community and individuality, participation as well as withdrawal.

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