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Political Affect: Connecting the Social and the Somatic Political Affect Connecting the Social and the Somatic John Protevi 2009 Fall
Encounters the visceral connection between politics and emotion
A Leftist Ontology: Beyond Relativism and Identity Politics A Leftist Ontology Beyond Relativism and Identity Politics Carsten Strathausen, Editor 2009 Spring
A new ontology for a globalized world
Animal Capital: Rendering Life in Biopolitical Times Animal Capital Rendering Life in Biopolitical Times Nicole Shukin 2009 Spring
Illuminates the profound contingency of market life on animal figures and flesh
Queer Optimism: Lyric Personhood and Other Felicitous Persuasions Queer Optimism Lyric Personhood and Other Felicitous Persuasions Michael D. Snediker 2008 Fall
A new paradigm for queer theory
In Praise of the Common: A Conversation on Philosophy and Politics In Praise of the Common A Conversation on Philosophy and Politics Cesare Casarino and Antonio Negri 2008 Fall
A publishing event—the history and evolution of Antonio Negri’s philosophical and political thought
Dorsality: Thinking Back through Technology and Politics Dorsality Thinking Back through Technology and Politics David Wills 2008 Spring
An ambitious investigation of what lurks behind our humanity and our technology
French Theory: How Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, & Co. Transformed the Intellectual Life of the United States French Theory How Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, & Co. Transformed the Intellectual Life of the United States François Cusset 2008 Spring
The must-read exposé of America’s love/hate affair with French theory
Bíos: Biopolitics and Philosophy Bíos Biopolitics and Philosophy Roberto Esposito 2008 Spring
A significant political theorist advances the discussion of biopolitics
When Species Meet When Species Meet Donna J. Haraway 2007 Fall
Whom do we touch when we touch a dog? How does this touch shape our multispecies world?
Bataille’s Peak: Energy, Religion, and Postsustainability Bataille’s Peak Energy, Religion, and Postsustainability Allan Stoekl 2007 Fall
An audacious exploration of Bataille’s philosophy of energy within current conservation debates
The Parasite The Parasite Michel Serres 2007 Spring
The foundational work in the area now known as posthuman thought
Adorno in America Adorno in America David Jenemann 2007 Spring
The first in-depth account of Adorno’s years in American exile
Politics of Touch: Sense, Movement, Sovereignty Politics of Touch Sense, Movement, Sovereignty Erin Manning 2006 Fall
Detects the political event that occurs whenever two people touch
Scientific Pluralism Scientific Pluralism Stephen H. Kellert, Helen E. Longino and C. Kenneth Waters, Editors 2006 Fall
The defining work about a hotly contested scientific topic
Insect Poetics Insect Poetics Eric C. Brown, Editor 2006 Spring
From bees to cockroaches, maps out the important role of insects in our imagination