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Stacy Alaimo
Posthumanist
Challenges for
New Materialisms
University of Texas at Arlington
Vortrag und Diskussion
Dienstag, 29. Mai 2012
19.00 Uhr
Aula, Altes AKH, Universitätscampus
Spitalgasse 2-4, 1. Hof
1090 Wien
Stacy Alaimo
Posthumanist Challenges
for New Materialisms
University of Texas at Arlington
Dienstag, 29. Mai 2012
19.00 Uhr
Aula, Altes AKH, Universitätscampus
Spitalgasse 2-4, 1. Hof
1090 Wien
As new materialism emerges from many disciplinary, crossdisciplinary, and theoretical sites, it is crucial to examine the ethical
and political ramifications of its alliances and trajectories. This talk
will critique the reinscription of Humanism within some materialist
theories while proposing that new materialism align itself with
posthumanism, the politics of intersectionality, and science studies.
Stacy Alaimo studied English and Interdisciplinary Critical Theory
at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Currently she is a
faculty member at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her
research interests include feminist theories about materialism,
posthumanism and trans-corporeality, queer and postcolonial
ecologies, and science studies. She is currently researching the
science and politics of deep sea creatures referring, amongst
others, to the works of Bruno Latour and Jacques Rancière.
Vortrag und Diskussion in englischer Sprache.
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