Posthuman Glossary

Rosi Braidotti (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1350030252 / ISBN 13: 9781350030251

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2018

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Posthuman Glossary | Rosi Braidotti (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Theory in the New Humanities | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2018 | Bloomsbury Academic | EAN 9781350030251 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Posthuman Glossary
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350030252
• ISBN 13: 9781350030251
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 31D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 31 millimeters depth
• Weight: 857 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Rosi Braidotti is Distinguished University Professor and founding Director of the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. She was the Founding Professor of Gender Studies in the Humanities at Utrecht (1988-2005) and the first scientific director of the Netherlands Research School of Women's Studies.

Maria Hlavajova is the founder and artistic director of BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht, and artistic director of FORMER WEST (2008–2016). She has organized projects such as Future Vocabularies (2014–2016), New World Academy with artist Jonas Staal (2013–ongoing), international research projects and exhibitions with multiple artists, including Josef Dabernig, Sanja Ivekovic, Aernout Mik, Artur Zmijewski and Lawrence Weiner.