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Second volume in the Homo Mimeticus mini-series, which advances the emerging transdisciplinary field of mimetic studies After the linguistic and the affective turns, the new materialist and the performative turns, the cognitive and the posthuman turns, it is now time to re-turn to the ancient, yet also modern and still contemporary realization that humans are mimetic creatures. In this second installment of the Homo Mimeticus series, international scholars working in philosophy, literary theory, classics, cultural studies, sociology, political theory, and the neurosciences engage creatively with Nidesh Lawtoo's Homo Mimeticus: A New Theory of Imitation to further the transdisciplinary field of mimetic studies. Agonistic critical engagements with precursors like Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Bataille, Irigaray and Girard, involving contributions by leading international thinkers such as Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen, William E. Connolly, Henry Staten and Vittorio Gallese among many others, reveal the urgency to rethink mimesis beyond realism. From imitation to identification, mimicry to affective contagion, techne to simulation, mirror neurons to biomimicry, homo mimeticus casts a shadow—but also a light—on the present and future, from social media to the Anthropocene.

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This volume offers a mapping of mimetic studies, effectively demonstrating the hermeneutic relevance of this new/old strand of research. A book that inspires and provokes scholars from all fields to make their own contributions. – Gilberto Scaramuzzo, Roma Tre University This volume is an excellent addition to the literature on mimesis, bringing new voices into consideration and offering original perspectives on a satisfying range of familiar figures. Several chapters are destined to become classics in the field, and the volume will as a whole contribute in valuable ways to the ongoing development of mimetic studies. – Matthew Potolsky, The University of Utah A demonstration of the force of a key concept in the European Humanities. - Gunter Gebauer, Freie Universität Berlin

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Nidesh Lawtoo is a philosopher and cultural/literary critic, professor of Modern European Literature and Culture at Leiden University. Nidesh Lawtoo is a philosopher and cultural/literary critic, professor of Modern European Literature and Culture at Leiden University. Marina Garcia-Granero is an assistant professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Valencia. Marina Garcia-Granero is an assistant professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Valencia.

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