Armen Avanessian

Armen Avanessian speaks at "Images of Surveillance" at the Goethe Institut New York in 2016
Armen Avanessian speaks at "Images of Surveillance" at the Goethe Institut New York in 2016.

Armen Avanessian (*1973 in Vienna) is an Austrian philosopher, literary theorist, and political theorist. He has taught at the Free University of Berlin, among other institutions, and held fellowships in the German departments of Columbia University and Yale University. His work on Speculative realism and Accelerationism in art and philosophy has found a wide audience beyond academia.