Stories and visions of the near future
The future is no longer a distant horizon to be imagined, but a reality that is already shaping the present. Invisible technologies, artificial intelligence, the climate crisis, new forms of interaction and systems of control are transforming the way we live in the world, often silently but at an accelerating pace.
We have selected books, including digital resources, that explore the ‘near future’: not distant or science-fiction scenarios, but imminent and tangible possibilities.
An invitation to interpret the present through the lens of the future, and the future through the cultural forms that already foreshadow it. A journey through imaginaries that are useful not so much for predicting what will happen, but for developing a critical perspective on the directions we are already taking.