To the Last Drop - Affective Economies of Extraction and Sentimentality

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.

General

Imprint:	Transcript Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	July 2023
Editors:	Axelle Germanaz • Daniela Gutierrez Fuentes • Sarah Marak • Heike Paul
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-3-8376-6410-2
Categories:	Books
LSN:	3-8376-6410-4
Barcode:	9783837664102

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