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Joel Burges

    Out of Sync & Out of Work
    • Out of Sync & Out of Work

      • 214 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Explores the representation of obsolescence, particularly of labour, in film and literature during a historical moment in which automation has intensified in capitalist economies. Joel Burges analyses texts such as The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Wreck-It Ralph, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Iron Council, and examines their means of production.

      Out of Sync & Out of Work