select and read completely ONE of the following books:

? Berardi, F. ?Bifo? (2009) Precarious Rhapsody: Semiocapitalism and the Pathologies of the Post-Alpha Generation.
London: Minor Compositions.

? Carson, K. (2010) The Homebrew Industrial Revolution: A Low?Overhead Manifesto. New York: Booksurge.

? Dean, Jodi (2009) Democracy and Other Neoliberal Fantasies: Communicative Capitalism & Left Politics. Durham:
Duke University Press.

? Fleming, Peter and Carl Cederstrom (2012) Dead Man Working. Winchester: Zero Books.

? Fleming, Peter (2009) Authenticity and the Cultural Politics of Work: New Forms of Informal Control. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.

? Marazzi, C. (2008) Capital & Language: From New Economy to War Economy. New York: Semiotexte.

? Shirky, Clay (2008) Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. London: Penguin Books.

write a critical-reflective essay that considers what this book contributes to our understanding of current
developments in management, society, and new forms of work. s
Possible themes for consideration could include, but are not limited to: changes in working practices and
patterns, the changed nature of value production in capitalism, immaterial and affective labour, the role of
knowledge and communication in the contemporary workplace, the influence of work areas outside of the workplace,
free labour and network cultures, source/ process production, and the transformation of organizations by
networked communication.

display two essential features in your essay: an understanding of the key arguments made in your chosen text and
an analysis of what these arguments show us about themes discussed in this module.

summarize the arguments of the entire book