Introduction
In Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things, Jane Bennett challenges the traditional opposition between inert and animate matter. She shows that even things with no apparent subjectivity or intentionality such as debris, daily life objects or edibles are composed of “vibrant matter” and act as...
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Miranda
2023
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| Zusammenfassung: | In Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things, Jane Bennett challenges the traditional opposition between inert and animate matter. She shows that even things with no apparent subjectivity or intentionality such as debris, daily life objects or edibles are composed of “vibrant matter” and act as “quasi-agents” (viii) which actively participate in the perpetual transformation of nature. She points out that death does not prevent human and nonhuman bodies from contributing to the vibrancy o... |
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