
Posthumanist Vulnerability
An Affirmative Ethics
Christine Daigle(Author)
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Published on 13. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-350-30288-4 (ISBN)
Description
A timely dethroning of the human subject and embracing of a new kind of existence, in this book Christine Daigle highlights the affirmative potential of vulnerability amidst unprecedented times of more-than-human crises. By bringing together traditions as diverse as feminist materialist philosophy, phenomenology, and affect theory, Daigle convincingly pleas for the radical embracing of a shared posthumanist vulnerability.
Posthuman Vulnerability fills a significant theoretical gap - whilst feminism has explored the affirming power of vulnerability, it's been from a very human-centric viewpoint. In posing a feminist and posthuman take on vulnerability, Daigle is bridging traditions in a totally original and much needed way.
Posthuman Vulnerability fills a significant theoretical gap - whilst feminism has explored the affirming power of vulnerability, it's been from a very human-centric viewpoint. In posing a feminist and posthuman take on vulnerability, Daigle is bridging traditions in a totally original and much needed way.
Reviews / Votes
Drawing inspiration from non-human critters such as coral polyps and an insistent bee, Posthumanist Vulnerability explores what it means to be vulnerable and agentic - transjective - beings, and how they may teach humans ethical lessons in unlearning human exceptionalism. This is a truly wonderful book, full of new, affirmative posthumanist insight. * Nina Lykke, Poet and Professor of Gender Studies, Linkoeping University, Sweden, and Aarhus University, Denmark * Daigle's Posthumanist Vulnerability is a timely philosophical monograph, highlighting the affirmative potential of multispecies vulnerability amidst unprecedented times of more-than-human crises. Bringing together traditions as diverse as feminist materialist philosophy, phenomenology, Deleuzoguattarian thought, and affect theory, Daigle dethrones the human subject and convincingly pleas for the radical embracing of a shared posthumanist vulnerability. * Evelien Geerts, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
3 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
288 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-30288-4 (9781350302884)
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06/2023
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Person
Christine Daigle is Professor of Philosophy and Director, Posthumanism Research Institute at Brock University, Canada. She is the editor of the series Posthuman Practice (Bloomsbury).
Content
Meandering 1: In lieu of a Preface
Introduction: By way of Getting Started
Meandering 2: Land Acknowledgement
Chapter 1: The Transjective-A Posthumanist Material Feminist Ontology
Meandering 3: Charlie and Me
Chapter 2: Our Polyp-Being
Meandering 4: Feeling/Being Out of Place
Chapter 3: Affective Fabric and Collective Agency
Meandering 5: Inoculation
Chapter 4: Of Selves and Agents
Meandering 6: Inosculation
Meandering 7: 4am By the Train Tracks
Chapter 5: Vulnerability
Meandering 8: World in Turmoil
Chapter 6: Manifold Toxicity
Meandering 9: Cohabitating
Chapter 7: Ethical Thriving
References
Introduction: By way of Getting Started
Meandering 2: Land Acknowledgement
Chapter 1: The Transjective-A Posthumanist Material Feminist Ontology
Meandering 3: Charlie and Me
Chapter 2: Our Polyp-Being
Meandering 4: Feeling/Being Out of Place
Chapter 3: Affective Fabric and Collective Agency
Meandering 5: Inoculation
Chapter 4: Of Selves and Agents
Meandering 6: Inosculation
Meandering 7: 4am By the Train Tracks
Chapter 5: Vulnerability
Meandering 8: World in Turmoil
Chapter 6: Manifold Toxicity
Meandering 9: Cohabitating
Chapter 7: Ethical Thriving
References