Imagining Apocalyptic Politics in the Anthropocene (Routledge Environmental Humanities)

Synopsis

Bringing together scholars from English literature, geography, politics, the arts, environmental humanities and sociology, Imagining Apocalyptic Politics in the Anthropocene contributes to the emerging debate between bodies of thought first incepted by scholars such as Mouffe, Whyte, Kaplan, Hunt, Swyngedouw and Malm about how apocalyptic events, narratives and imaginaries interact with societal and individual agency historically and in the current political moment. Exploring their own empirical and philosophical contexts, the authors examine the forms of political acting found in apocalyptic imaginaries and reflect on what this means for contemporary society. By framing their arguments around either pre-apocalyptic, peri-apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic narratives and events, a timeline emerges throughout the volume which shows the different opportunities for political agency the anthropocenic subject can enact at the various stages of apocalyptic moments. Featuring a number of creative interventions exclusively produced for the work from artists and fiction writers who engage with the themes of apocalypse, decline, catastrophe and disaster, this innovative book will be of great interest to students and scholars of the politics of climate change, the environmental humanities, literary criticism and eco-criticism.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

240 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000453492

Related ISBNs:

9780367653095, 9780367653125, 9781003128854

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/28/21

Copyrighted By:

N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Education, Earth Sciences

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Earl T. Harper

Edited by:

Doug Specht