We are seeking contributors to our inaugural issue, dedicated to the question of global inequality in contemporary theories of labour.

Both orthodox Marxian framings and more contemporary analyses — such as immaterial labour; rentier capitalism; platform capitalism — describe how value is created and captured in systems of production, exchange, and technological mediation. In parallel, long-standing traditions of thought have grappled with the global dimensions of capital accumulation, analysing how imperialist structures and practices have enabled and shaped the expansion of capital.

This issue brings together these two bodies of literature to examine how technological change and shifting patterns of labour and value extraction — the automation of knowledge work; intellectual property enclosures; the gig economy — are reconfiguring global relationships between North and Souths.

We welcome pitches and submissions on topics including (but not limited to) automation, AI, and the proletarianization of knowledge work, rentier capitalism, intellectual property, and digital enclosures gig work, logistics, and fragmented labour across borders global South perspectives on technoscience ethnographies of digital platforms, data labeling, or “invisible labour”.

We work with a wide range of formats — essays, research notes, interviews, how-to guides, annotated visuals, field reports, speculative pieces, and more. Whether you’re a researcher, tech worker, artist, organizer, or theorist, we want to hear from you.

Please send us a brief pitch (250 words) or draft submission  to editorial@disjunctionsmag.com. Pieces would generally range from 1,500–3,000 words. Please also reach out if you’re unsure where your idea fits or have any questions about Disjunctions.