Posthuman Glossary
Rosi Braidotti · Maria Hlavajova
Feb 2018 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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If art, science, and the humanities have shared one thing, it was their common engagement with constructions and representations of the human. Under the pressure of new contemporary concerns, however, we are experiencing a “posthuman condition”; the combination of new developments-such as the neoliberal economics of global capitalism, migration, technological advances, environmental destruction on a mass scale, the perpetual war on terror and extensive security systems- with a troublesome reiteration of old, unresolved problems that mean the concept of the human as we had previously known it has undergone dramatic transformations.
The Posthuman Glossary is a volume providing an outline of the critical terms of posthumanity in present-day artistic and intellectual work. It builds on the broad thematic topics of Anthropocene/Capitalocene, eco-sophies, digital activism, algorithmic cultures and security and the inhuman. It outlines potential artistic, intellectual, and activist itineraries of working through the complex reality of the 'posthuman condition', and creates an understanding of the altered meanings of art vis-à-vis critical present-day developments. It bridges missing links across disciplines, terminologies, constituencies and critical communities. This original work will unlock the terms of the posthuman for students and researchers alike.
The Posthuman Glossary is a volume providing an outline of the critical terms of posthumanity in present-day artistic and intellectual work. It builds on the broad thematic topics of Anthropocene/Capitalocene, eco-sophies, digital activism, algorithmic cultures and security and the inhuman. It outlines potential artistic, intellectual, and activist itineraries of working through the complex reality of the 'posthuman condition', and creates an understanding of the altered meanings of art vis-à-vis critical present-day developments. It bridges missing links across disciplines, terminologies, constituencies and critical communities. This original work will unlock the terms of the posthuman for students and researchers alike.
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June 12, 2024
i love the sample and want to finish it fir sure! very deep and thought-provoking and even though i naturally usually speed-read in a sense, i definitely slowed WAY down for this one and even double-backed so that's a good sign in my opinion....brought new thoughts and ideas into my life...loved the optimistic parts...sone parts are rather depressing though but it's common with this theme/genre/topic these days & thru time really....i think the writing is great and intelligent....much love and peace and respect forever! 💜✌🙇
About the author
Rosi Braidotti is a Philosopher and Distinguished University Professor at Utrecht University as well as director of the Centre for the Humanities in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Maria Hlavajova is artistic director BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Maria Hlavajova is artistic director BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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