Bennett, Jane
Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things
- ISBN 13:
- 9780822346333
- author:
- Bennett, Jane
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15 x 1.3 cm
- Genre:
- Political Science / History & Theory
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Jane Bennett's Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things explores the idea that political theory should consider the active participation of nonhuman forces in events. Bennett argues that a "vital materiality" runs through and across bodies, both human and nonhuman, and that agency emerges from the effect of ad hoc configurations of human and nonhuman forces. By acknowledging this distributed agency, Bennett suggests that politics could become more responsible and ecologically sound, focusing on discerning the web of forces affecting situations and events rather than blaming individuals.
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