Vibrant matter a political ecology of things jane bennett. Jane bennetts vibrant matter is an important work, linking critical movements in recent continental philosophy, namely a vitalist tradition that runs from bergson to deleuze and even, on bennetts reading, to bruno latour, and on the other hand a political ecology of things that should speak to anyone conscious enough to be aware of the devastating changes underway in the world around us. Seans posts are a series of readers guides that i wrote for my spring 2017 queer theory and posthumanism class at westminster college. Vibrant matter a political ecology of things vitalism materialism. This is a summary of jane bennett s vibrant matter, along with some of my own arguments about the political implications of her work. A quick overview of jane bennetts term vibrant matter 1967 shelby gt500 barn find and appraisal that buyer uses to pay widow price revealed. Article information, pdf download for an alternative model of politics. Jane bennett in 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. The quarantines of matter and life encourage us to ignore the vitality. The title is self explanatory, but i will note these are uncorrected proofs.
This habit of parsing the world into dull matter it, things and vu. Vibrant matter a political ecology of things free ebook download as pdf file. The impact of new materialism on the study of rhetoric is indefinite. Bennett s vibrant matter is an excellent entry point into the conversation, but in the form of a subtle provocation rather than an introduction. The presentation was on jane bennett s vibrant matter 2009 during the spring quarter of 2015. These guides were written specifically for this class and may contain allusions to other texts in the. Ecology of things jane bennett vibrant matter a political ecology of things jane bennett vibrant matter a political ecology jane bennett s vibrant matter is an important work, linking critical movements in recent continental philosophy, namely a vitalist tradition that runs from bergson to deleuze and even, on bennett s reading, to bruno. These are notes and passages that i prepared for a presentation for the yearlong, graduatedirected ecomaterialisms collective. Bennett argues that political theory needs to do a better job of recognizing the active participation of nonhuman forces in events. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Prospects and problems of jane bennetts vital materialism. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar.
In 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. There is good reason bennetts book has, in short order, gained a wide following in. A friend read this post and noted that jane bennett doesnt even really cover some of the stuff im talking about below. To support this position in relation to aboriginal stone artefacts, i draw on two concepts from the literature on material agency. While at first glance, a book combining such subjects might appear to be apolitical, bennetts work, and particularly her first chapter, makes. Vibrant matter a john hope franklin center book jane bennett vibrant matter a political ecology of things duke uni. Encounters with the artthing salvage art institute. An interview with jane bennett in this interview, jane bennett discusses her highly influential notion of vibrant matter, which is.
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