Practices of Speculation – Modeling, Embodiment, Figuration

Modeling, Embodiment, Figuration

Author: Jeanne Cortiel, Christine Hanke, Jan Simon Hutta and Colin Milburn Series: Culture & Theory

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This book offers new ways of thinking about speculation at a time when anticipation of catastrophe in an apocalyptic mode is the order of the day.

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This book offers new ways of thinking about speculation at a time when anticipation of catastrophe in an apocalyptic mode is the order of the day.

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This volume offers innovative ways to think about speculation at a time when anticipation of catastrophe in an apocalyptic mode is the order of the day and shapes public discourse on a global scale. It maps an interdisciplinary field of investigation: the chapters interrogate hegemonic ways of shaping the present through investments in the future, while also looking at speculative practices that reveal transformative potential. The twelve contributions explore concrete instances of envisioning the open unknown and affirmative speculative potentials in history, literature, comics, computer games, mold research, ecosystem science and artistic practice.

About the Author

Christine Hanke hat den Lehrstuhl für Digitale und Audiovisuelle Medien an der Universität Bayreuth inne und forscht in den Bereichen Medien-Widerstand, Postcolonial Studies und Bildtheorie.