Futurespace Talks

What does an asteroid taste like? How does design shape our cosmic imaginations? And what’s wrong with the way we periodise the Space Age? Futurespace Talks is an online series, curated and hosted by the Futurespace team, showcasing researchers who critically engage with Earth—space relations and explore possible futures on and off planet. Explore the upcoming talk, register to join, and browse past events below:

Talk #17

Thursday, 26 March 2026 · 16:00–17:00 CET

Ecologies of the Future: Capitalist Realism and the End of Space (History)

Asif Siddiqi (Fordham University)

Asif Siddiqi, historian at Fordham University, specializes in the history of science, technology, and space. In his talk, he explores how visions of space—from 19th-century ideas to contemporary postcolonial perspectives—have been shaped by extraction, ecological crises, and capitalist imperatives.

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Previous Talks

Talk #17

Thursday, 26 March 2026 · 16:00–17:00 CET · Online

Ecologies of the Future: Capitalist Realism and the End of Space (History)

Asif Siddiqi (Fordham University)

Talk #16

Thursday, 5 February 2026 · 16:00–17:00 CET · Online

From Starman to Starlink: Satellitization and Oligarchic Power on Earth

Richard Tutton (University of York)

Talk #15

Thursday 4 December 2026 · 16:00–17:00 CET · Online

The Spectral Turn of Satellites

Mia Bennett (University of Washington)

Talk #14

Thursday, 12 November 2026, 16:00–17:00 CET · Online

Plots of Un-Earthing: Artistic Research on and through Storying Meteorites

Ralo Mayer (University of Applied Arts Vienna)

Talk #13

Thursday 23 October 2026 · 16:00–17:00 CET · Online

The Perils of Periodising Astropolitics: Towards a Global Space Age

Bleddyn Bowen (Durham University)