Additional resources

Movies and TV shows

Sirat (2025): hard to describe – what it feels like when (physical and psychological) provisioning systems break down
How to blow up a pipeline (2023) and Woman at war (2019): on anti-capitalist activism
Mother! (2017): psychological horror on the exploitation of nature
The Salt of the Earth (2014): documentary on the work of photographer Sebastio Salgado, highlighting the exploitation of humans and the environment
The Platform (2020) and Snowpiercer (2014): dystopian societies based on resource scarcity
Severance (2022 for Season 1, 2024 for Season 2), Sorry to bother you (2018), Sorry we missed you (2019), and Nomadland (2020): satires of workplace alienation and the gig economy
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa (2024): classic depictions of dystopia following the collapse of capitalism
Robocop (1987): satire of neoliberal corporate America and its mass consumption society

Yanis Varoufakis • Bodley Head (2023)

Argues that capitalism has evolved into a new system where tech giants extract rent through digital platforms rather than profit through markets.

Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen • Verso (2021)

Examines how wealthy nations maintain unsustainable consumption levels by externalizing environmental and social costs to the Global South.

Giorgos Kallis • Agenda Publishing (2018)

Presents the case for deliberately shrinking economic production to achieve ecological sustainability and social well-being.

Jean-Marc Jancovici and Christophe Blain • Particular Books (2021)

A graphic novel explaining climate change, energy systems, and why transitioning away from fossil fuels is both necessary and challenging.

James Suzman • Bloomsbury (2020)

Traces work's evolution from hunter-gatherer societies to modern capitalism, questioning our current relationship with labor.

Jens Beckert • Harvard University Press (2016)

Explores how fictional expectations about the future drive economic decision-making and shape capitalist development.

Yvon Chouinard • Penguin (2005)

Patagonia's founder shares his philosophy of building a successful business while prioritizing environmental responsibility and work-life balance.

David Graeber • Simon & Schuster (2018)

Argues that a large portion of modern jobs are meaningless and examines the social and psychological consequences of pointless work.

Amitav Ghosh • University of Chicago Press (2021)

Links colonialism's violent extraction of resources to today's climate crisis through the history of nutmeg and the Dutch genocide in Banda Islands.