C2 Edited work
Reconfiguring Human, Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Culture (2020)

Karkulehto, S., Koistinen, A.-K., & Varis, E. (Eds.). (2020). Reconfiguring Human, Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Culture. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429243042

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Karkulehto, Sanna; Koistinen, Aino-Kaisa; Varis, Essi

ISBN: 978-0-367-19747-6

eISBN: 978-0-429-24304-2

Publication year: 2020

Number of pages in the book: 400

Publisher: Routledge

Place of Publication: New York

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429243042

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Abstract

The time has come for human cultures to seriously think, to severely conceptualize, and to earnestly fabulate about all the nonhuman critters we share our world with, and to consider how to strive for more ethical cohabitation. Reconfiguring Human, Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Culture tackles this severe matter within the framework of literary and cultural studies. The emphasis of the inquiry is on the various ways actual and fictional nonhumans are reconfigured in contemporary culture – although, as long as the domain of nonhumanity is carved in the negative space of humanity, addressing these issues will inevitably clamor for the reconfiguration of the human as well.

Keywords: posthumanism; literary research; cultural research

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2020

JUFO rating: 3