Practices of Speculation

Practices of Speculation: Modeling, Embodiment, Figuration

by Christine, Hanke Christoph, Schemann Colin, Milburn Cortiel, Jeanne Felix, Raczkowski Hanke, Christine Hutta, Jan Simon Jan Simon, Hutta Jeanne, Cortiel Jordan S., Carroll Joseph, Dumit Katherine, Buse Mark, Jerng Matthew, Hannah Melissa, Wills Milburn, Colin Susanne, Lachenicht Sylvia, Mayer Wolf-Dieter, Ernst

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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 …

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  • Full title :Practices of Speculation : Modeling, Embodiment, Figuration / Jeanne Cortiel, Jan Simon Hutta, Christine Hanke, Colin Milburn.

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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.

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  • Publication Date:©2020

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  • Publisher(s):Transcript Verlag
  • Place of Publication:Bielefeld
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2020

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  • Description:1 online resource (284 pages)

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