Theory and Philosophy

Life A Modern Invention 2017 Fall

A paradigm-shifting genealogy of biological life as metaphysical concept rather than a scientific category

Veer Ecology A Companion for Environmental Thinking Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Lowell Duckert, Editors 2017 Fall

An innovative toolkit designed to prompt new awareness of the risk and potential of living on—and with—an alarmingly dynamic planet

Foucault on Painting Catherine M. Soussloff 2017 Fall

A timely exploration of Foucault’s art historical and philosophical engagement with painting as knowledge

Bioaesthetics Making Sense of Life in Science and the Arts Carsten Strathausen 2017 Fall

A comprehensive critique of the ideas behind bioaesthetics, and a necessary, methodical account of both its insights and its deficiencies

Transhumanism Evolutionary Futurism and the Human Technologies of Utopia Andrew Pilsch 2017 Fall

Exploring the rich history and utopian potential of transhumanism’s belief that humanity is on the cusp of radical evolutionary transformation.

The Language of Plants Science, Philosophy, Literature Monica Gagliano, John C. Ryan and Patrícia Vieira, Editors 2017 Spring

Exploring the idea that plants can think, feel, and communicate as a way of reconfiguring our relationship with the natural world

Philosophy after Friendship Deleuze’s Conceptual Personae Gregg Lambert 2017 Spring

Redefining the goals of future political philosophy—and removing its justification for war

Creaturely Love How Desire Makes Us More and Less Than Human Dominic Pettman 2017 Spring

A fascinating look at the role of animals in human love through the ages

Anthropocene Feminism Richard Grusin, Editor 2017 Spring

A stunning experiment in thinking of the Anthropocene through feminism and queer theory

Matters of Care Speculative Ethics in More Than Human Worlds María Puig de la Bellacasa 2017 Spring

Challenging the view that caring is only human

The Anguish of Thought Evelyne Grossman 2017 Spring

A groundbreaking inquiry into modernist thinkers, anxiety, and writing

Carceral Humanitarianism Logics of Refugee Detention Kelly Oliver 2017 Spring

Considering the uneasy alliance between humanitarian aid, human rights, and military operations

Letter to an Inuk from 2022 Jean Malaurie 2017 Spring

A vibrant call for cultural preservation

Of Sheep, Oranges, and Yeast A Multispecies Impression Julian Yates 2017 Spring

Refocusing our lens on literature and history to lives beyond the human

Disorderly Families Infamous Letters from the Bastille Archives Arlette Farge and Michel Foucault 2016 Fall

The first English translation of letters of arrest from eighteenth century France held in the archives of the Bastille

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