  {"id":15062,"date":"2026-01-23T18:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/philevents\/event\/film-and-philosophy-at-ceppa-office-space-1999-with-ben-sachs-cobbe\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:53:20","slug":"film-and-philosophy-at-ceppa-office-space-1999-with-ben-sachs-cobbe","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/philevents\/event\/film-and-philosophy-at-ceppa-office-space-1999-with-ben-sachs-cobbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Film and Philosophy at CEPPA &#8211; Office Space (1999) with Ben Sachs-Cobbe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to present the Eleventh Session of <strong>Film and Philosophy at CEPPA (aka <\/strong><b>the CEPPA Film Club).<\/b><\/p>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">Dear all,<\/div>\n<p>Next Thursday (March 26th) you are all invited to the Eleventh Session of Film and Philosophy at CEPPA (aka the CEPPA Film Club). With this event, we start a special series highlighting the research being conducted in CEPPA. This time, we will gather from 16:30 onwards to watch and discuss <i>Office Space<\/i>\u00a0(1999) with our own Ben Sachs-Cobbe, who will introduce us to some of the aspects of his research on the future of work project through this film. <a title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3_fG_zLbBeU\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3_fG_zLbBeU\">You can see the trailer here<\/a>. As per usual, there will be drinks and snacks from Luvians. Here is a list of suggested readings and videos.<\/p>\n<div><b>To watch:<\/b><\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">For a few years, Alex and Ben were head of something called The Future of Work and Income Research Network. As part of that, the two of them, along with a SASP PhD student, Deryn Thomas, produced a series of four animated videos on topics regarding work. Those videos, along with other videos we produced as part of the Network\u2019s activities, can all be found on <a id=\"OWA75c36935-f321-e866-c375-e1f00137fe14\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@futureofworkandincome3533. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40futureofworkandincome3533&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmdlcm1%40st-andrews.ac.uk%7Cc2be8656e488451ae6ce08de867fc8cb%7Cf85626cb0da849d3aa5864ef678ef01a%7C0%7C0%7C639096080537628530%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Tbj9QIuu37IYXzW6xSwF2gZg%2FeEj7w9OCcLURjXnLPI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"3318aa3c-7d86-44ee-9584-03d17e95a054\">YouTube\u2019s Future of Work and Income page<\/a>. Ben recommends people scroll down to where it says \u201canimations\u201d and watch those videos, but of course they might stumble upon other things on that page that catch their interest.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><b>To Read:<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><a title=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.st-andrews.ac.uk\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma991006675099708966&amp;context=L&amp;vid=44USTA_INST:44USTA_INST&amp;lang=en&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=Everything&amp;query=any,contains,the%20problem%20with%20work&amp;offset=0\" href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.st-andrews.ac.uk\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma991006675099708966&amp;context=L&amp;vid=44USTA_INST:44USTA_INST&amp;lang=en&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=Everything&amp;query=any,contains,the%20problem%20with%20work&amp;offset=0\">Kathi Weeks, <\/a><i><a title=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.st-andrews.ac.uk\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma991006675099708966&amp;context=L&amp;vid=44USTA_INST:44USTA_INST&amp;lang=en&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=Everything&amp;query=any,contains,the%20problem%20with%20work&amp;offset=0\" href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.st-andrews.ac.uk\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma991006675099708966&amp;context=L&amp;vid=44USTA_INST:44USTA_INST&amp;lang=en&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=Everything&amp;query=any,contains,the%20problem%20with%20work&amp;offset=0\">The Problem with Work<\/a>, <\/i>Ch. 1. Available online through the library.<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk\/files\/2026\/01\/2018-Graeber-Bullshit-Jobs-A-Theory_compresseds-1.pdf\">David Graeber Bullshit Jobs: A Theory<\/a> Chs. 5-6.<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><a id=\"OWA1deab945-8631-c4f3-b2b1-ccec38ef797a\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www-bloomsburycollections-com.ezproxy.st-andrews.ac.uk\/monograph-detail?docid=b-9781474202077&amp;pdfid=9781474202077.ch-005.pdf&amp;tocid=b-9781474202077-chapter5\">J.E. Penner &#8216;Aristotle, Arendt and the Gentleman<\/a>&#8216; in <i>The Right to Work<\/i>\u00a0(ed. Mantouvalou). Available online through the library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>See you then!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to present the Eleventh Session of Film and Philosophy at CEPPA (aka the CEPPA Film Club). 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