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The Emancipatory Project of Posthumanism (Interventions) - Softcover

Book 106 of 137: Interventions

Cudworth, Erika; Hobden, Stephen

 
9781032096438: The Emancipatory Project of Posthumanism (Interventions)
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ISBN 10: 1032096438 ISBN 13: 9781032096438
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

This is the first book to make the argument for an emancipatory project from within a posthuman framework. Responding to critics, Cudworth and Hobden argue that while some posthumanisms may be less critical, it is possible to develop a political programme from a posthuman perspective.

Cudworth and Hobden develop such issues by addressing the following questions: How have ideas about emancipation been developed, and does the notion of emancipation still hold relevance for the contemporary world order? Is it possible to have a non-Utopian form of emancipation? What are the implications of differing posthuman/new materialist viewpoints for an emancipatory project? In a world typified by complexity, how is it possible to pursue political projects? The chapters consider various interpretations of the term ‘emancipation’, looking at work that has appeared within the posthumanist framework such as Bruno Latour, William Connolly, and Jane Bennett.

The authors develop their own account of posthumanism, demonstrating how it avoids the problems that have been found within this framework, and considering the possibilities for emancipatory projects and public policy. It will be of great interest to postgraduates and scholars of International Relations, Political Theory, Environmental Studies, and Sociology.

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About the Author

Erika Cudworth is Professor of Feminist Animal Studies in the School of Social Sciences, University of East London, where she teaches International Relations, researches in the fields of international political theory, critical animal studies and gender, and generally thinks about things posthuman.

Stephen Hobden is Reader in International Relations in the School of Social Sciences at the University of East London, where he teaches International Relations theory.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1032096438
ISBN 13 
9781032096438
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
188