Index

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prologue: Starter Pack p. 14
1. In the Middle  p. 32

PART I. EXPECTATIONS
2. Everything Everyone All at Once: On Design Panism p. 72
3. A Complex Relationship: On Synthesis and Autonomy p. 96
4. Flipping the Table: On Power and Impotencep. 130

PART II. REALITY
5. Form Follows Format: On Semi-Automation and Cultural Professionalism p. 168
6. Kritikaoke: On Ornamental Politics and Identity as a Skill p. 208
7. The School as Real World: On Aspirations and Compromise p. 244

Epilogue: Ragequit p. 290

Acknowledgements p. 306
Bibliography p. 310
Index of Names p. 334