The Plot is on Fire

Manuela Zechner

ISBN 10: 0745352073 / ISBN 13: 9780745352077

Published by Pluto Press, GB, 2026

About this Item

As myths of progress and modernisation collapse in the relentless polycrisis of our time, how do we strengthen other plots-in community, practice and struggle? How do we come together as movements for earthcare?This book weaves stories, proposals, and analyses around a key domain of living reproduction in crisis: agriculture. Looking at peasant, indigenous, and transecofeminist practices, it formulates another plot on how we want to sustain life collectively-beyond progress, plantation, and patriarchy.Recovering and repurposing old and new technologies, and breaking down the division between rural and urban, the ground is made fertile for growing other futures. Alongside writers like Ursula Le Guin and Octavia Butler, this work of radical political theory raises critical questions about technology and storytelling, as matters of care and community.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780745352077

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Plot is on Fire
• Publisher: Pluto Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745352073
• ISBN 13: 9780745352077
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

As myths of progress and modernization collapse in the relentless polycrisis of our time, how do we develop supportive communities that can live in harmony with the environment?

This book weaves stories, proposals, and analyses around a key domain of living reproduction in crisis: agriculture. Looking at peasant, indigenous, and transecofeminist practices, it formulates another plot on how we want to sustain life collectively—beyond progress, plantation, and patriarchy.

Recovering and repurposing old and new technologies, and breaking down the division between rural and urban, the ground is made fertile for growing other futures. Alongside writers like Ursula Le Guin and Octavia Butler, this work of radical political theory raises critical questions about technology and storytelling, as matters of care and community.

About the Author

Manuela Zechner is a researcher, educator and organiser. She co-founded the Common Ecologies school, produces the Earthcare Fieldcast and is affiliated with the Centre for Applied Ecological Thinking at Copenhagen University.