In Pressed for Time, Judy Wajcman explains why we immediately interpret our experiences with digital technology as inexorably accelerating everyday life. But isn’t the sole purpose of the smartphone to give us such quick access to people and information that we’ll be free to do other things? Isn’t technology supposed to make our lives easier? This widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now ingrained in our culture, and smartphones and the Internet are continually being blamed. Most of us complain that there aren’t enough hours in the day and there are too many e-mails in our thumb-accessible inboxes. The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. Her talk will cover the major themes of her new book, Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism (University of Chicago Press). Her books include The Social Shaping of Technology, Feminism Confronts Technology, TechnoFeminism and The Politics of Working Life. Judy Wajcman is the Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics. Thursday 5th February, 4 pm - 6 pm, W/222.Professor Judy Wajcman, London School of Economics. 'Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism'
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