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To the Last Drop - Affective Economies of Extraction and Sentimentality

The romance of extraction underlies and partly defines Western modernity and our cultural imaginaries. Combining affect studies and environmental humanities, this volume analyzes societies' devotion to extraction and fossil resources. This devotion is shaped by a nostalgic view on settler colon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Germanaz, Axelle
Other Authors: Gutiérrez Fuentes, Daniela, Marak, Sarah, Paul, Heike
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2023
Series:Global Sentimentality
Subjects:
Nature
Global Sentimentality
Affect
Culture
Literary Studies: General / Bicssc
Literary Studies
Cultural Studies / Bicssc
Capitalism
Literature
Cultural Studies
Gender
Environment
Sustainability
Cultural Theory
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Collection: Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The romance of extraction underlies and partly defines Western modernity and our cultural imaginaries. Combining affect studies and environmental humanities, this volume analyzes societies' devotion to extraction and fossil resources. This devotion is shaped by a nostalgic view on settler colonialism as well as by contemporary »affective economies« (Sara Ahmed). The contributors examine the links between forms of extractivism and gendered discourses of sentimentality and the ways in which cultural narratives and practices deploy the sentimental mode (in plots of attachment, sacrifice, and suffering) to promote or challenge extractivism.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (300 p.)
ISBN:9783839464106
9783837664102

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