Reconfiguring human, nonhuman and posthuman in literature and culture:

"The time has come for human cultures to seriously think, to severely conceptualize, and to earnestly fabulate about all the nonhuman critters we share our world with, and to consider how to strive for more ethical cohabitation. Reconfiguring Human, Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Cult...

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Other Authors: Karkulehto, Sanna (Editor), Koistinen, Aino-Kaisa (Editor), Varis, Essi (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Routledge 2020
Series:Perspectives on the non-human in literature and culture
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Links:https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429243042
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429243042
Summary:"The time has come for human cultures to seriously think, to severely conceptualize, and to earnestly fabulate about all the nonhuman critters we share our world with, and to consider how to strive for more ethical cohabitation. Reconfiguring Human, Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Culture tackles this severe matter within the framework of literary and cultural studies. The emphasis of the inquiry is on the various ways actual and fictional nonhumans are reconfigured in contemporary culture - although, as long as the domain of nonhumanity is carved in the negative space of humanity, addressing these issues will inevitably clamor for the reconfiguration of the human as well"--
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 286 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780429243042
9780429512766
9780429516191
9780429519628
0429243049
0429512767
0429516193
0429519621
DOI:10.4324/9780429243042