Abstract
‘Innovation’ has become a central metaphor of contemporary capitalism, a global symbol of hope and future. In this paper, I examine the continuations and transformations of colonial mythologies within the on-going expansions of innovation economy. Drawing from Walter Benjamin's discussions on modernity as the time of hell, I discuss how the colonial ‘eternally returns’ under the cloak of ‘newness’. The material of the paper consists of popular innovation literature, drawn from two global centres of innovation economy: Silicon Wadi in Israel/Palestine and Silicon Valley in California bay. I conclude the piece by arguing that the return of colonial mythologies to the heart of contemporary capitalism is not only symbolic but rather a violently material phenomenon. Indeed, the examples of Silicon Wadi and Silicon Valley demonstrate how particular bodies and lands are becoming (re)colonized as the innovation economy expands
Original language | English |
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Journal | Globalizations |
Number of pages | 24 |
ISSN | 1474-7731 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Mar 2022 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 5141 Sociology
- 5203 Global Development Studies
- innovation
- coloniality
- Temporality
- Walter Benjamin
- Silicon Valley
- Myth
- Silicon Wadi
- Innovation
- coloniality
- Silicon Valley
- Silicon Wadi
- myth
- temporality
- SILICON VALLEY
- ORIGINS