Friends! Game designer and scholar Max Haiven is visiting the ITU on Friday, March 20th, at 15:00: digitalplay.itu.dk/event/max-ha...
What are antifascist games? Political imaginaries and collective agency beyond Nazisploitation - a talk by Max Haiven | Center for Digital Play
What are antifascist games? Political imaginaries and collective agency beyond Nazisploitation - a talk by Max Haiven
digitalplay.itu.dk
March 16, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Friends! Game designer and scholar Max Haiven is visiting the ITU on Friday, March 20th, at 15:00: digitalplay.itu.dk/event/max-ha...
Capitalism has always been defined in part by processes of enclosure...
Enclosure 1.0 - Seizure of common lands and resources
2.0 - privatization; deregulation that destroys ecosystems
3.0 - use of tech to seize the commons of imagination, cognition, communication and creativity.
- Max Haiven
Enclosure 1.0 - Seizure of common lands and resources
2.0 - privatization; deregulation that destroys ecosystems
3.0 - use of tech to seize the commons of imagination, cognition, communication and creativity.
- Max Haiven
November 27, 2023 at 9:26 AM
Capitalism has always been defined in part by processes of enclosure...
Enclosure 1.0 - Seizure of common lands and resources
2.0 - privatization; deregulation that destroys ecosystems
3.0 - use of tech to seize the commons of imagination, cognition, communication and creativity.
- Max Haiven
Enclosure 1.0 - Seizure of common lands and resources
2.0 - privatization; deregulation that destroys ecosystems
3.0 - use of tech to seize the commons of imagination, cognition, communication and creativity.
- Max Haiven
I had the great pleasure to talk to MAX HAIVEN about his new book "The Player and the Played" ( @mitpress.bsky.social ) for my research podcast GAME STUDIES.
Check out our conversation right here:
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The Player and the Played: From Gamed Capitalism to 21st-Century Fascism with Max Haiven (MIT Press, 2026) - New Books Network
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September 29, 2026 at 6:36 AM
I had the great pleasure to talk to MAX HAIVEN about his new book "The Player and the Played" ( @mitpress.bsky.social ) for my research podcast GAME STUDIES.
Check out our conversation right here:
newbooksnetwork.com/the-player-a...
DO ME A FAVOUR AND SHARE THIS EPISODE. 🙌
#gamestudies #podcast
Check out our conversation right here:
newbooksnetwork.com/the-player-a...
DO ME A FAVOUR AND SHARE THIS EPISODE. 🙌
#gamestudies #podcast
Billionaires & Guillotines Game Night with Max Haiven
Join us to play Billionaires & Guillotines with the designer of the game, @maxhaiven.bsky.social!
21 Oct, Pelican House. Doors open at 6pm, game starts at 6:30pm. Free & open to all. Places are limited, please register: tinyurl.com/24m74w8e
Join us to play Billionaires & Guillotines with the designer of the game, @maxhaiven.bsky.social!
21 Oct, Pelican House. Doors open at 6pm, game starts at 6:30pm. Free & open to all. Places are limited, please register: tinyurl.com/24m74w8e
Game Night! Billionaires and Guillotines with Max Haiven
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September 30, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Billionaires & Guillotines Game Night with Max Haiven
Join us to play Billionaires & Guillotines with the designer of the game, @maxhaiven.bsky.social!
21 Oct, Pelican House. Doors open at 6pm, game starts at 6:30pm. Free & open to all. Places are limited, please register: tinyurl.com/24m74w8e
Join us to play Billionaires & Guillotines with the designer of the game, @maxhaiven.bsky.social!
21 Oct, Pelican House. Doors open at 6pm, game starts at 6:30pm. Free & open to all. Places are limited, please register: tinyurl.com/24m74w8e
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
Why Tech Hype Seduces Us Again and Again
As part of the Hype Studies series, Max Haiven explores how hype connects to our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species.
www.techpolicy.press
August 15, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
London! book launch for FINANCE AESTHETICS!
Tues 8 April Max Haiven, Adrienne Buller, Emily Rosamond, Emma Sofie Brogaard and Mikkel Krause Frantzen
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae...
Tues 8 April Max Haiven, Adrienne Buller, Emily Rosamond, Emma Sofie Brogaard and Mikkel Krause Frantzen
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae...
March 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
London! book launch for FINANCE AESTHETICS!
Tues 8 April Max Haiven, Adrienne Buller, Emily Rosamond, Emma Sofie Brogaard and Mikkel Krause Frantzen
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae...
Tues 8 April Max Haiven, Adrienne Buller, Emily Rosamond, Emma Sofie Brogaard and Mikkel Krause Frantzen
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-ae...
New game just arrived from @plutopress.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
New game just arrived from @plutopress.bsky.social
"The actual fascists behind fascism do not care about arguments"
Credit: Max Haiven and Sarah Stein Lubrano on Instagram
Credit: Max Haiven and Sarah Stein Lubrano on Instagram
June 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
"The actual fascists behind fascism do not care about arguments"
Credit: Max Haiven and Sarah Stein Lubrano on Instagram
Credit: Max Haiven and Sarah Stein Lubrano on Instagram
See you tonight in Berlin?
“Radical Imagination, Speculative Futures, and Economic Sci-Fi” Panel discussion with Max Haiven, Isabella Hermann, Alicja Rogalska, and Brett Scott. Moderated by Rok Kranjc.
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“Radical Imagination, Speculative Futures, and Economic Sci-Fi” Panel discussion with Max Haiven, Isabella Hermann, Alicja Rogalska, and Brett Scott. Moderated by Rok Kranjc.
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Radical Imagination, Speculative Futures, and Economic Sci-Fi - Galerie Nord
Podiumsdiskussion mit Max Haiven, Isabella Hermann, Alicja Rogalska, und Brett Scott (in English). Moderiert von Rok Kranjc. Max Haiven ist Pädagoge und Organisator. Er nutzt Bücher, Vorträge, Spiele,...
galerienord.berlin
August 28, 2026 at 9:52 AM
See you tonight in Berlin?
“Radical Imagination, Speculative Futures, and Economic Sci-Fi” Panel discussion with Max Haiven, Isabella Hermann, Alicja Rogalska, and Brett Scott. Moderated by Rok Kranjc.
galerienord.berlin/events/count...
“Radical Imagination, Speculative Futures, and Economic Sci-Fi” Panel discussion with Max Haiven, Isabella Hermann, Alicja Rogalska, and Brett Scott. Moderated by Rok Kranjc.
galerienord.berlin/events/count...
Woah haiven :D I've been oki I think,, wbu? :D
February 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Woah haiven :D I've been oki I think,, wbu? :D
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
Why Tech Hype Seduces Us Again and Again
As part of the Hype Studies series, Max Haiven explores how hype connects to our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species.
www.techpolicy.press
August 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
...because we all need stuff to look forward to in January 2025, Goldsmiths' MCCS Game-making @mediacomgold.bsky.social is hosting 'Gaming Theory: A board games making workshop' with Max Haiven, 22 January at Goldsmiths. Details in link below. www.eventbrite.com/e/gaming-the...
Gaming theory: A board games making workshop with Max Haiven
Gaming theory: A board games making workshop for finding agency in structure – With board game designer & social theorist Max Haiven
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December 6, 2024 at 2:11 PM
...because we all need stuff to look forward to in January 2025, Goldsmiths' MCCS Game-making @mediacomgold.bsky.social is hosting 'Gaming Theory: A board games making workshop' with Max Haiven, 22 January at Goldsmiths. Details in link below. www.eventbrite.com/e/gaming-the...
The World After Amazon is a collection of 9 short speculative stories, written by rank-and-file workers at the corporation that has transformed the way we read and so much more.
maxhaiven.com/after-amazon/
maxhaiven.com/after-amazon/
The World After Amazon: Stories from Amazon Workers - Max Haiven
Website of Dr. Max Haiven, Canada Research Chair in Culture, Media and Social Justice
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September 4, 2024 at 5:43 PM
The World After Amazon is a collection of 9 short speculative stories, written by rank-and-file workers at the corporation that has transformed the way we read and so much more.
maxhaiven.com/after-amazon/
maxhaiven.com/after-amazon/
Upstream: Gamified Capitalism and 21st Century Fascism w/ Max Haiven
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Webseite der Episode: bb336368-b933-4b06-88b6-e51256ac6d81.libsyn.com/gamified-cap...
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Upstream: Gamified Capitalism and 21st Century Fascism w/ Max Haiven
In this episode we're joined by Max Haivan for a conversation on gamified capitalism and 21st century fascism. Max Haiven is Canada Research Chair in Radical Imagination at Lakehead University and aut...
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October 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Upstream: Gamified Capitalism and 21st Century Fascism w/ Max Haiven
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It's Haiven for Nepturus with "Veronika"!
Dare to dip your toes into the murky waters, and witness Terraevision’s most enigmatic tale unfold. The aquatic horror is here.
I am Veronika.
You are Veronika.
Everyone is Veronika.
#Terraevision2025
#UnderTheSameSky
#Nepturus
#Haiven
Dare to dip your toes into the murky waters, and witness Terraevision’s most enigmatic tale unfold. The aquatic horror is here.
I am Veronika.
You are Veronika.
Everyone is Veronika.
#Terraevision2025
#UnderTheSameSky
#Nepturus
#Haiven
April 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It's Haiven for Nepturus with "Veronika"!
Dare to dip your toes into the murky waters, and witness Terraevision’s most enigmatic tale unfold. The aquatic horror is here.
I am Veronika.
You are Veronika.
Everyone is Veronika.
#Terraevision2025
#UnderTheSameSky
#Nepturus
#Haiven
Dare to dip your toes into the murky waters, and witness Terraevision’s most enigmatic tale unfold. The aquatic horror is here.
I am Veronika.
You are Veronika.
Everyone is Veronika.
#Terraevision2025
#UnderTheSameSky
#Nepturus
#Haiven
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
Why Tech Hype Seduces Us Again and Again
As part of the Hype Studies series, Max Haiven explores how hype connects to our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species.
www.techpolicy.press
August 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
@maryflanagan.bsky.social A great contextualization of themes from our book, Playing Oppression: "All Games Are Political" by Max Haiven! jacobin.com/2025/03/boar... #games #playingoppression #mitpress #boardgames #colonialism
All Games Are Political
Board games aren’t just escapist — they play a unique role in helping us imagine new worlds and different ways of working together. Recent games like Pandemic and Daybreak put the crises of our time o...
jacobin.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
@maryflanagan.bsky.social A great contextualization of themes from our book, Playing Oppression: "All Games Are Political" by Max Haiven! jacobin.com/2025/03/boar... #games #playingoppression #mitpress #boardgames #colonialism
Max Haiven (maxhaiven.com) (@maxhaiven.bsky.social) will be talking about his new game, Billionaires and Guillotines (billionairesandguillotines.com/tour/), and about his research on games games as collective agency.
Max Haiven
The website of Max Haiven, writer, educator and Canada Research Chair in the Radical Imagination.
maxhaiven.com
March 16, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Max Haiven (maxhaiven.com) (@maxhaiven.bsky.social) will be talking about his new game, Billionaires and Guillotines (billionairesandguillotines.com/tour/), and about his research on games games as collective agency.
"Individuals are expected to sacrifice time, energy, pleasure and health on the altar of homo oeconomicus in the hopes that idealized figure of competitive risk taking might offer his dark blessing in the form of a return on investment."
- Max Haiven, Sacrifice in "Finance Aesthetics"
- Max Haiven, Sacrifice in "Finance Aesthetics"
November 13, 2024 at 8:54 PM
"Individuals are expected to sacrifice time, energy, pleasure and health on the altar of homo oeconomicus in the hopes that idealized figure of competitive risk taking might offer his dark blessing in the form of a return on investment."
- Max Haiven, Sacrifice in "Finance Aesthetics"
- Max Haiven, Sacrifice in "Finance Aesthetics"
My special issue proposal on Silicon Valley has been accepted by @distinktionjournal.bsky.social 🎉 Excited to work with great contributors: Sherryl Vint, Hugh O’Connell, Jeannette Estruth, Susannah Glickman, Matthew Darmour, Erdogan Sima, & Max Haiven. More to come but for now, celebrating this win!
December 3, 2024 at 4:07 PM
My special issue proposal on Silicon Valley has been accepted by @distinktionjournal.bsky.social 🎉 Excited to work with great contributors: Sherryl Vint, Hugh O’Connell, Jeannette Estruth, Susannah Glickman, Matthew Darmour, Erdogan Sima, & Max Haiven. More to come but for now, celebrating this win!
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
Why Tech Hype Seduces Us Again and Again
As part of the Hype Studies series, Max Haiven explores how hype connects to our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species.
www.techpolicy.press
August 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
Why Tech Hype Seduces Us Again and Again
As part of the Hype Studies series, Max Haiven explores how hype connects to our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species.
buff.ly
August 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Why do we fall for hype again and again? As part of an ongoing series on Hype Studies, Max Haiven makes the case that hype touches "our estranged power as part of a cooperative, storytelling species"—and preys on it.
(debo esta última idea a Max Haiven en "Revenge Capitalism", 2020, libro bastante bueno, si me preguntan)
¿Qué hay de comer?
¿Qué hay de comer?
July 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
(debo esta última idea a Max Haiven en "Revenge Capitalism", 2020, libro bastante bueno, si me preguntan)
¿Qué hay de comer?
¿Qué hay de comer?
Financial Literacy Is Colonialism! ft Max Haiven
Financial Literacy Is Colonialism! ft Max Haiven
imixwhatilike.org
April 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Financial Literacy Is Colonialism! ft Max Haiven