He has lectured at the Academia di Brera in Milan and has been published and invited to speak widely across the USA and Europe. This respectable status is the result of a hard-fought struggle – his political and philosophical trajectory started in the radical social movements of 1970s Italy, in struggles that were central to his formation as a writer, thinker and activist.Berardi’s intellectual work explores the role that media and technology play in the post-industrial capitalism in which we live today, examining issues including digital connectivity, alienation, over-stimulation and automation. Central to this project is an ongoing study of cultural representation and our ideas of the future.