Book launch: Currency of nihilism.
City St George’s, University of London, 30 October 2026, 18.15–19.45.

Amin Samman will be launching his new book, Currency of Nihilism, in London this October at CITYPERC. Giulia Dal Maso will act as discussant.

What happens to economic life when meaning and value come apart? In his new book, Amin Samman shows how the latest trends in digital finance restage the dilemmas of nihilism in novels ways. From cryptocurrencies and meme stocks to Silicon Valley venture capital and the global boom in artificial intelligence, economic life today thrives on the ambiguous allure of nothingness, annihilation, and disappearance. All the historical moods of nihilism now circulate through the financial system, Samman argues, and each further wave of technological advance provides yet more means of speculating on these moods. The result is a lucrative new culture of financial nihilism with no end in sight.

The event is free and open to all but registration is required. More information is available on the event page. You can register to attend here: https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/2026/october/book-launch-currency-of-nihilism.