Book Talk: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 5:00-6:30pm | HUM 1 Room 202 (UCSC)
Activist Conversation: Thursday, May 15, 2025 10:00-11:30am | HUM 1 Room 210 (UCSC)
In Silicon Valley Imperialism, Erin McElroy examines how Silicon Valley’s technocapitalist model has expanded globally, focusing on its manifestation in postsocialist Romania. McElroy reveals how this expansion perpetuates gentrification, racial dispossession, and economic inequality both in the San Francisco Bay Area and Romania. The book also highlights Romanian resistance movements that draw on socialist legacies to envision more equitable social alternatives, ultimately arguing that technocapitalism represents an unsustainable model of economic growth.
This Event is Sponsored By:
UCSC Center for Racial Justice | Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
