Mapping the Posthuman (Perspectives on the Non-Human in Literature and Culture)

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Synopsis
This book works to delineate some of the major routes by which science and art intersect. Structured according to the origin myths of the posthuman that continue to shape the idea of the human in our technological modernity, this volume gives space to narratives of alter-modernity that resonate with Ursula K. Le Guin’s call for a new kind of story which exposes the violence and exploitation driven by a sustained belief in human exceptionalism, anthropocentrism, and cultural superiority. In this context, the posthuman myths of multispecies flourishing given in this collection, which are situated across a range of historical times and locations, and media and modalities, are to be thought of as kernels of possible futures that can only be realized through collective endeavour.
Copyright:
2023

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
332 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000970166
Related ISBNs:
9781003322603, 9781032345239, 9781032334615
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Grant Hamilton and Carolyn Lau
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Language Arts, Philosophy
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Grant Hamilton
Edited by:
Carolyn Lau

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