| Posthuman Urbanism: Mapping Bodies in Contemporary City Space Contributor(s): Shaw, Debra Benita (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783480793 ISBN-13: 9781783480791 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $135.63 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Anarchism - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 2018285796 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The World Health Organisation estimates that, by 2030, six out of every ten people in the world will live in a city. But what does it mean to inhabit the city in the twenty-first century? Posthuman Urbanism evaluates the relevance and usefulness of posthuman theory to understanding the urban subject and its conditions of possibility. It argues that contemporary science and technology is radically changing the way that we understand our bodies and that understanding ourselves as 'posthuman' offers new insights into urban inequalities. By analysing the relationship between the biological sciences and cities from the nineteenth-century onward as it is expressed in architecture, popular culture and case studies of contemporary insurgent practices, a case is made for posthuman urbanism as a significant concept for changing the meaning of urban space. It answers the question of how we can change ourselves to change the way we live with others, both human and non-human, in a rapidly urbanising world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shaw, Debra Benita: - Debra Benita Shaw is a Reader in Cultural Theory at the University of East London. |