The future of humanity : revisioning the human in the posthuman age / edited by Pavlina Radia, Sarah Fiona Winters, Laurie Kruk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Radia, Pavlina, editor.

Winters, Sarah Fiona, editor.

Kruk, Laurie, 1962- editor.

Series:

Future perfect: images of the time to come in philosophy, politics, and cultural studies.

Future perfect : images of the time to come in philosophy, politics, and cultural studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanism.

Humanism--History--21st century.

Humanism--Forecasting.

Philosophical anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages).

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2019]

Summary:

What is the future of humanity? What does it mean to be ‘human’ in the posthuman age? What responsibility does humankind have towards others and their environments? How are the stories that humans tell themselves implicated in the very power asymmetries and eco-political challenges that they bemoan? Taking a cross-disciplinary approach to the posthuman age, the essays in this collection speak to the multifaceted geographies and counter-geographies of humanity, probing into the possible futures we face as planetary species. Some of these include: ecological issues generated by centuries of neglecting our environment(s); power asymmetries stemming from economic and cultural globalization; violence and its affective politics informed by cultural, ethnic, and racial genocides; religious disputes; social inequities produced by consumerism; gender normativity; and the increasing impact of digital and AI (artificial intelligence) technology on the human body, as well as historical, socio-political, not to mention ethical relations.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781786609571

1786609576