Practices of Speculation Modeling, Embodiment, Figuration (Paperback)

Jeanne Cortiel

ISBN 10: 383764751X / ISBN 13: 9783837647518

Published by Transcript Verlag, 2021

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Paperback. This volume offers innovative ways to think about speculation at a time when anticipation of catastrophe in an apocalyptic mode is the order of the day and shapes public discourse on a global scale. It maps an interdisciplinary field of investigation: the chapters interrogate hegemonic ways of shaping the present through investments in the future, while also looking at speculative practices that reveal transformative potential. The twelve contributions explore concrete instances of envisioning the open unknown and affirmative speculative potentials in history, literature, comics, computer games, mold research, ecosystem science and artistic practice. This book offers new ways of thinking about speculation at a time when anticipation of catastrophe in an apocalyptic mode is the order of the day. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practices of Speculation Modeling, Embodiment, Figuration (Paperback)
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 383764751X
• ISBN 13: 9783837647518
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This volume offers innovative ways to think about speculation at a time when anticipation of catastrophe in an apocalyptic mode is the order of the day and shapes public discourse on a global scale. It maps an interdisciplinary field of investigation: the chapters interrogate hegemonic ways of shaping the present through investments in the future, while also looking at speculative practices that reveal transformative potential. The twelve contributions explore concrete instances of envisioning the open unknown and affirmative speculative potentials in history, literature, comics, computer games, mold research, ecosystem science and artistic practice.

About the Authors

Jeanne Cortiel is Professor of American Studies at Bayreuth University. Her research interests include American science fiction, post-apocalyptic film, and global catastrophic risk in fiction.

Christine Hanke hat den Lehrstuhl für Digitale und Audiovisuelle Medien an der Universität Bayreuth inne und forscht in den Bereichen Medien-Widerstand, Postcolonial Studies und Bildtheorie.

Jan Simon Hutta is Assistant Professor in the Cultural Geography Research Group at Bayreuth University. His research focuses on formations of power, affect and citizenship in Brazil, sexual and transgender politics, urban governmentality, and relations of subjectivity, movement and space.

Colin Milburn is Gary Snyder Chair in Science and the Humanities and Professor of English, Science and Technology Studies, as well as Cinema and Digital Media at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on the intersections of science, literature, and media technologies.