Maurizio Lazzarato is a Paris-based sociologist, philosopher and independent researcher, specialised in studies of the relationship of work, economy and society. He has written about cinema, video and the new technologies of image production, and is a member of the editorial group of the journal Multitudes. His interest lies in the analysis of cognitive capitalism and it´s discontents and his work, which is historically situated in the Italian movement of 'Autonomous Marxism', focuses on the immateriality of labour and the post-socialist movement.