The continuation of the ReInterview started in podcast 113. Richard discusses his new book, Deleting Dystopia: Re-asserting human priorities in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism.
Interviewed by: Peter Hayward
References
Download Deleting Dystopia: https://usq.pressbooks.pub/deletingdystopia/
Promo video from USQ: https://vimeo.com/638931775
Farewell Alternative futures: https://foresightinternational.com.au/publications/recent-work/
The notion of ‘alternative futures’ played a dominant role in the early development of futures studies and applied foresight (FSAF). But the optimism it once signified, the sense of unqualified agency, no longer rings true – or at least not as convincingly. The paper explores some of the grounds of this shift and considers a few of the implications. limitations of space dictate that the paper concentrates on four of many possible factors:
Global system change, the ‘great acceleration’ and emergence of the Anthropocene.
The rise of denialism and ‘unreality industries’ in inhibiting more constructive responses.
The role of forgotten, hidden or repressed aspects of the long ‘human story.’
Qualitative development and further evolution of methods within FSAF.