SLSA: Science and Technology

Virtual presence for attendees and those interested in the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. Books on sale, University of Minnesota Press information, and more.

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BACK TO ALL BOOKS ON SALE

Political Matter: Technoscience, Democracy, and Public Life Political Matter Technoscience, Democracy, and Public Life Bruce Braun and Sarah J. Whatmore, Editors 2010 Fall
An engaging collection that explores the politics of material objects
Cosmopolitics I Cosmopolitics I Isabelle Stengers 2010 Spring
A sweeping critique of the role and authority of modern science in contemporary society
What Is Posthumanism? What Is Posthumanism? Cary Wolfe 2009 Fall
Beyond humanism and anthropocentrism
Mechademia 4: War/Time Mechademia 4 War/Time Frenchy Lunning, Editor 2009 Fall
The provocative manga and anime that reflect Japan’s attempts to come to terms with militarism, violence, and defeat
The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation The Anime Machine A Media Theory of Animation Thomas Lamarre 2009 Fall
Presents a foundational theory of animation and what it reveals about our relationship to technology
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
Intangible Materialism: The Body, Scientific Knowledge, and the Power of Language Intangible Materialism The Body, Scientific Knowledge, and the Power of Language Ronald Schleifer 2009 Spring
Brings together the humanities and sciences to redefine materialism for a new age
Tactical Media Tactical Media Rita Raley 2009 Spring
The first book to focus exclusively on the tactics and goals of new media art activists
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
Atavistic Tendencies: The Culture of Science in American Modernity Atavistic Tendencies The Culture of Science in American Modernity Dana Seitler 2008 Fall
A provocative exploration of the impact of the human sciences on literature, politics, and culture
Mechademia 3: Limits of the Human Mechademia 3 Limits of the Human Frenchy Lunning, Editor 2008 Fall
Exploring the possibilities and perils of a posthuman future through visionary works of Japanese anime and manga
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
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 Exploit: A Theory of Networks The Exploit A Theory of Networks Alexander R. Galloway and Eugene Thacker 2007 Fall
From P2P protocols to al-Qaeda, a new approach to network culture
The Poetics of DNA The Poetics of DNA Judith Roof 2007 Spring
Reveals the ideological effects of DNA metaphors and stories
The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge The Postmodern Condition A Report on Knowledge Jean-François Lyotard 1984 Spring
This founding essay of the postmodern movement argues that knowledge-science, technology, and the arts-has undergone a change of status since the 19th century and especially since the late 1950s.