The Planetary Turn: Relationality and Geoaesthetics in the Twenty-First Century Contributor(s): Elias, Amy J. (Editor), Moraru, Christian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0810130734 ISBN-13: 9780810130739 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $98.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Criticism - Literary Criticism | European - General |
Dewey: 809.933 |
LCCN: 2014042757 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 312 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A groundbreaking essay collection that pursues the rise of geoculture as an essential framework for arts criticism, The Planetary Turn shows how the planet--as a territory, a sociopolitical arena, a natural space of interaction for all earthly life, and an artistic theme--is increasingly the conceptual and political dimension in which twenty-first-century writers and artists picture themselves and their work. In an introduction that comprehensively defines the planetary model of art, culture, and cultural-aesthetic interpretation, the editors explain how the living planet is emerging as distinct from older concepts of globalization, cosmopolitanism, and environmentalism and is becoming a new ground for exciting work in contemporary literature, visual and media arts, and social humanities. Written by internationally recognized scholars, the twelve essays that follow illustrate the unfolding of a new vision of potential planetary community that retools earlier models based on the nation-state or political "blocs" and reimagines cultural, political, aesthetic, and ethical relationships for the post-Cold War era. |