Futurenatural - Nature, Science, Culture

Zusatztext 'FutureNatural is a fascinating anthology that largely carries out its editorial brief of discussing how to speak of and about the future of 'nature' in political and cultural approaches these essays reflect very well the complex scientific and cultural debates that swirl about in popular culture and academia.' - Australian Feminist Studies! 1999! No 29'A collection well worth reading for its diversity and insights.' - Bettina Lange! Capital & Class Informationen zum Autor Jon Bird, Barry Curtis, Melinda Mash, Tim Putnam, George Robertson, Lisa Tickner Klappentext "FutureNatural" brings together theorists of culture and science to discuss the concept of "nature"--its past, present and future. Contributors discuss the impact on our daily life of recent developments in biotechnologies, electronic media and ecological politics, addressing the issue of whether political and cultural debates about the body and the environment can take place without reference to "nature" or the "natural." This collection considers how we might think a future developing from emergent scientific theories and discourses. Zusammenfassung Brings together leading theorists of culture and science to discuss the concept of 'nature'. Recent developments in biotechnologies, electronic media and ecological politics are discussed . Inhaltsverzeichnis Rosalind Coward, Sean Cubitt, Karl Figlio, Les Levidow, Evelyn Fox Keller, Trinh T.Minh-ha, Nelly Oudshoorn, Mark Poster, Sadie Plant, Andrew Ross, Kate Soper, Tom Wilkie, Alexander Wilson, Lola Young, Robert Young, Slavoj Zizek

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• Authors: Jon Curtis Bird, G. Robertson, George Mash Robertson
• Assisted by: Jon Bird (Editor), Bird Jon (Editor), Barry Curtis (Editor), Curtis Barry (Editor), Melinda Mash (Editor), Mash Melinda (Editor), Tim Putnam (Editor), Putnam Tim (Editor), George Robertson (Editor), Lisa Tickner (Editor), Tickner Lisa (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.1996
• EAN: 9780415070133
• ISBN: 978-0-415-07013-3
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Futures, New Perspectives for; FUTURES: New Perspectives for Cultural Analysis; FUTURES: New Perspectives for Cultural Analysis
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); History, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, ART / Popular Culture, Humanities, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies