{"product_id":"posthuman-knowledge-paperback-softback-9781509535262","title":"Posthuman Knowledge (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509535262","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePosthuman Knowledge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRosi Braidotti (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509535262, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 June 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e210 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Impressive\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation, Communication \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe question of what defines the human, and of what is human about the humanities, have been shaken up by the radical critiques of humanism and the displacement of anthropomorphism that have gained currency in recent years, propelled in part by rapid advances in our knowledge of living systems and of their genetic and algorithmic codes coupled with the global expansion of a knowledge-intensive capitalism.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePosthuman Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e, Rosi Braidotti takes a closer look at the impact of these developments on three major areas: the constitution of our subjectivity, the general production of knowledge and the practice of the academic humanities.  Drawing on feminist, postcolonial and anti-racist theory, she argues that the human was never a neutral category but one always linked to power and privilege.  Hence we must move beyond the old dualities in which Man defined himself, beyond the sexualized and racialized others that were excluded from humanity.  Posthuman knowledge, as Braidotti understands it, is not so much an alternative form of knowledge as a critical call: a call to build a multi-layered and multi-directional project that displaces anthropocentrism while pursuing the analysis of the discriminatory and violent aspects of human activity and interaction wherever they occur.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSituated between the exhilaration of scientific and technological advances on the one hand and the threat of climate change devastation on the other, the posthuman convergence encourages us to think hard and creatively about what we are in the process of becoming.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction    Posthuman, all-too-human\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1  The Posthuman Condition\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2  Posthuman Subjects\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3  Posthuman Knowledge Production\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4  The Critical Posthumanities\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5  How To Do Posthuman Thinking\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6  On Affirmative Ethics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7  The Inexhaustible\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453560680728,"sku":"9781509535262","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509535262.jpg?v=1785286621","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/posthuman-knowledge-paperback-softback-9781509535262","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}