Clickbait Capitalism: Economies of Desire in the Twenty-First Century

Clickbait capitalism engages the contemporary digital economy as a site of psychological capture and release. Drawing on psychoanalysis and political economy, the book provides vital new insights into the politics of desire associated with social media, dating apps, cryptocurrencies, and meme stocks.

Amin Samman is Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy at City, University of London

Earl Gammon is Senior Lecturer in Global Political Economy at the University of Sussex