New materialism /

New materialism is a term ascribed to a range of contemporary perspectives in the arts, humanities, and social sciences that have in common a theoretical and practical "turn to matter." This turn emphasizes the materiality of the world and everythingsocial and naturalwithin it, and differe...

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Main Authors: Fox, Nicholas J., 1952-, Alldred, Pam (Author)
Other Authors: Atkinson, Paul, 1947- (Editor), Delamont, Sara, 1947- (Editor), Cernat, Alexandru (Editor), Sakshaug, Joseph W. (Editor), Williams, Richard A., active 2020 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2020.
Series:Philosophical principles.
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Summary:New materialism is a term ascribed to a range of contemporary perspectives in the arts, humanities, and social sciences that have in common a theoretical and practical "turn to matter." This turn emphasizes the materiality of the world and everythingsocial and naturalwithin it, and differentiates new materialisms from a poststructuralist focus upon texts, "systems of thought" and "discourses," focusing upon social production rather than social construction (Deleuze & Guattari, 1984, p. 4). The materialities considered in new materialist approaches include human bodies; other animate organisms; material things; spaces, places, and the natural and built environment that these contain; and material forces including gravity and time. Also included may be abstract concepts, human constructs, and human epiphenomena such as imagination, memory, and thoughts; though not themselves ...
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781529745689
1529745683
9781526421036
1526421038