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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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oapen-20.500.12657-747342023-08-03T02:23:07Z To the Last Drop - Affective Economies of Extraction and Sentimentality Germanaz, Axelle Gutiérrez Fuentes, Daniela Marak, Sarah Paul, Heike Affect Gender Capitalism Environment Global Sentimentality Culture Nature Literature Cultural Studies Literary Studies Cultural Theory Sustainability bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSB Literary studies: general 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. 2023-08-02T16:02:35Z 2023-08-02T16:02:35Z 2023 book ONIX_20230802_9783839464106_21 9783839464106 9783837664102 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/74734 eng Global Sentimentality application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9783839464106.pdf transcript Verlag transcript Verlag 10.1515/9783839464106 10.1515/9783839464106 b30a6210-768f-42e6-bb84-0e6306590b5c 9783839464106 9783837664102 transcript Verlag 2 300 Bielefeld open access |
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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 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. |
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