A black and white portrait of Ian Alan Paul

Ian Alan Paul (b. 1984, US) is a theorist whose work engages with technopolitics and anarchist thought. Over the course of their life, they have taught and pursued projects in the United States, Mexico, Spain, Egypt, and Palestine. They received their PhD in Film and Digital Media Studies from UC Santa Cruz in 2016, and presently teaches in the Graduate Program in Media, Power, and Difference at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.

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Updates 13.02.2026 ◦ Conversation with Lundimatin Books The Reticular Society 2026 // translations: Français, Español Essays Fascism and the Spectacle of Death 2025 // translations: Türkçe, Français, Español, Ελληνικά Liberal Infernos 2024 // translations: 中文, Türkçe, Français, Italiano, Español Anaesthetic Violence 2023 // translations: Türkçe, Polski, 日本語 Between the Sea and the Security Fence 2023 // translations: Türkçe, Polski, Français, Español, 日本語 Are Prisons Computers? 2022 Controlling the Crisis 2020 Notes On Ungovernable Life 2020 Ten Premises For A Pandemic 2020 // translations: Português, Italiano, Ελληνικά The Corona Reboot 2020 // translations: Español, Italiano, Ελληνικά, Português, Slovak Ten Preliminary Theses on Trump 2017