Giorgio Pirina

Giorgio Pirina is a research fellow at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca' Foscari University in Venice, member of the Laboratory of Social Research (Laris) and collaborator of the Cidospel research group of the Department of Sociology and Economic Law of the University of Bologna. In his research he has dealt with production chains, digital and platform-based labour as well as the exploitation of labour and nature.

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    Racconti di un walker a Venezia

    , 13 March 2024

    Venezia è forse l’unica città al mondo in cui il cibo non può che essere consegnato a piedi. Raccontando la sua esperienza di “camminatore” delle consegne, Giorgio Pirina ci fornisce un affresco dei suoi turni quotidiani, in bilico tra lavoro digitalizzato e luoghi senza tempo, con l’esperienza liberatoria del camminare… Read more »

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    Reports from a Venetian walker

    , 13 February 2024

    Venice is perhaps the only city in the world where food can only be delivered on foot. Recounting his experience as a delivery “walker”,  Giorgio Pirina traces a fresco of his daily shifts, caught between digitalised work and timeless sites, with the liberating experience of walking contrasting with the impact… Read more »

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