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OverviewWe are living in an age when ""nature"" seems to be on the brink of extinction yet, at the same time, ""nature"" is becoming increasingly ubiquitous and unstable as a category for representation and debate. This work brings together leading 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. Increasingly, scientific theories and models have been taken up as cultural metaphors that have material effects in transforming ""ways of seeing"" and ""structures of feeling"". This text addresses the issue of whether political and cultural debates about the body and the environment can take place without reference to ""nature"" or the ""natural"". It also considers how we might ""think"" a future developing from emergent scientific theories and discourses. What cultural forms may be produced when new knowledges challenge and undermine traditional ways of conceiving the ""natural""?. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jon Bird , Barry Curtis , Melinda Mash , Tim PutnamPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.610kg ISBN: 9780415070140ISBN 10: 0415070147 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 21 March 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsRosalind 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 ZizekReviews'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 Bird... fascinating.... <br>- Harvard Design Magazine <br> '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 Author InformationJon Bird, Barry Curtis, Melinda Mash, Tim Putnam, George Robertson, Lisa Tickner Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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