Vibrant Matter - A Political Ecology of Things Tracey Bashkoff Beatrice Davies

Beatrice Davies

plucking demonstrates Jatinder’s concern to create intimate dialogues between both instruments

the publication unfolds the “cultural biography” of the palm tree in Merano and elaborates on the incorporation of this exotic element in 19th century design and garden culture in the region and on a larger scale

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Vibrant Matter - A Political Ecology of Things Tracey Bashkoff Beatrice DaviesIn Vibrant Matter the political theorist Jane Bennett, renowned for her work on nature, ethics, and affect, shifts her focus from the human experience of things to things themselves. Bennett argues that political theory needs to do a better job of recognizing the active participation of nonhuman forces in events. Toward that end, she theorizes a vital materiality that runs through and across bodies, both human and nonhuman. Bennett explores how