To the Last Drop - Affective Economies of Extraction and Sentimentality

To the Last Drop - Affective Economies of Extraction and Sentimentality

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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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Other Authors: Germanaz, Axelle (Editor), Gutiérrez Fuentes, Daniela (Editor), Marak, Sarah (Editor), Paul, Heike (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2023
Series:Global Sentimentality
Subjects:
Cultural studies
Literary studies: general
Affect
Gender
Capitalism
Environment
Global Sentimentality
Culture
Nature
Literature
Cultural Studies
Literary Studies
Cultural Theory
Sustainability
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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.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (300 p.)
ISBN:9783839464106
9783837664102
Access:Open Access

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