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The Posthuman Pandemic

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Posthuman Pandemic
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Professor Saul Newman
Edited by Tihomir Topuzovski
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenrePhilosophy - aesthetics
Social and political philosophy
Impact of science and technology on society
ISBN/Barcode 9781350239067
ClassificationsDewey:144
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 10 bw illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 30 December 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

With the COVID-19 crisis forcing us to reflect in a dramatic way on the limits of the human and the implications of the Anthropocene Age, this timely volume addresses these concerns through an exploration of post-humanism as represented in philosophy, politics and aesthetics. Global pandemics bring into sharp focus the bankruptcy of the neoliberal economic paradigm, the future of the arts sector in society, and our dependence upon political forces outside our control. In response to the recent state of emergency, The Posthuman Pandemic highlights the urgent need to rethink our anthropocentrism and develop new political models, aesthetic practices and ways of living. Central to these discussions is the idea of post-humanism, a philosophy that can help us grapple with the crisis, as it takes seriously the unstable ecosystems on which we depend and the precarious nature of our long-cherished notions of agency and sovereignty. Bringing together international philosophers, political theorists and media and art theorists, all of whom engage with the posthuman, this volume explores a range of vital subjects, from the inequality revealed by COVID-19 survival rates to museums' role in spreading human-centric understandings of a world struck by human fragility. Facing up to the realities that the coronavirus outbreak has uncovered, The Posthuman Pandemic combines both breadth and depth of analysis to take on the posthuman challenges confronting us today.

Author Biography

Saul Newman is Professor of Political Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. His latest titles include Postanarchism (2016) and Political Theology: A Critical Introduction, (2019). Tihomir Topuzovski is Interdisciplinary Programme Director at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje, North Macedonia, and is editor-in-chief of the journal The Large Glass.

Reviews

Turning to philosophy, politics, and arts as inventive sites for thinking the human otherwise in these viral times, The Posthuman Pandemic brings together an impressive collection of cross-disciplinary voices demonstrating the ways in which the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed and reshaped our posthuman condition. A timely and urgently needed analysis. * Zahi Zalloua, Cushing Eells Professor of Philosophy and Literature and Professor of French and Interdisciplinary Studies, Whitman College, United States *