Posthumanism and Literary Insights: A Critical Introduction

The volume delves into the provocative terrain of escape as a mode of resistance. Through a diverse array of studies encompassing political theology and artificial intelligence, the author navigates the philosophical landscape of exiting established forms of knowledge and practices.

Drawing from a rich tapestry of Western thoughtfrom Carl Schmitt and St. Augustine to Bernard Stiegler and Antonio Negrithe volume engages deeply with the notion of forging new pathways beyond existing political paradigms. The chapters present a fresh perspective on the dynamics of political transformation, urging readers to reconsider conventional boundaries and embrace innovative approaches to social change. By examining the intersections of philosophy, politics, and technology, it invites readers to contemplate profound questions about liberation, creativity, and the potential for radical societal renewal.

It is an essential reading for scholars, activists, and anyone intrigued by the philosophical underpinnings of resistance and the quest for new horizons in political theory and practice.

Offers a fresh perspective on resistance by combining political theology and AI studies Addresses current societal challenges through philosophical inquiry Engages with a wide range of thinkers from Carl Schmitt to Bernard Stiegler to explore new political pathways

Autorentext

Nikhilesh Dhar is Assistant Professor of English at Onda Thana Mahavidyalaya, Bankura, West Bengal and a PhD Research Supervisor at the Department of English, Bankura University. He is the editorial Board Member of Consortium: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies and a reviewer of UGC a listed journal. His other edited works include Revisiting Ecocriticism: Traditional, Post-colonial and Spiritual Perspectives and Remapping the Canon: A Journey Across Indian Poetry in English.

Bapin Mallick is Assistant Professor of English at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College, Nadia, West Bengal. He is the managing editor of Consortium: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies. His other edited works include Revisiting Ecocriticism: Traditional, Post-colonial and Spiritual Perspectives and The Rover- Aphra Behn: Text and Criticism.

Inhalt

The Posthuman City: Object-Oriented Ontologyin Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities.- The Discorporateds: Negotiating the Posthuman Horror in the Representation of the Disembodied Existence in the Early Science Fiction.- The Convergence of Philosophical Posthumanismand Critical Disability Theory: Rereading Tagore's Subha as a Posthumanist Text.- More Than Human Worlds: Post Human Geography in the Select Novels of Easterine Kire.- Doing Posthumanism in Questioning the Margin of Being Through Samuel Beckett's Endgame and Breath.- Exploring Intrinsic Value of the Non-human'Other': A Posthumanist Study of the SelectWorks of Rabindranath Tagore.- Confronting the 'Disable' and the 'Monster' with'Second Sex': A Posthuman Critique of Kipling'sLove-O'-Women and The Record of Badalia Herodsfoot.- Transcending Human Frontier: Environmental Apocalypse, Genetic Reinvention and Posthumanism in Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy.- The Embodiment of Posthuman Agency and Planetary Anxiety in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun.- The Posthuman and Ecological Concerns in Afrofuturistic Literature.- The Cyborg Syndrome and American Fantasy Fiction.- Monstrous/Human Debates: Frankenstein and AI.- Interrogating Anthropocentrism and the Resultant Horror: A Posthumanist Study of Daphne duMaurier's East Wind and The Birds.- A Study of Transhumanism and Posthumanism inKazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go.- Binary Relationship of Human and Animal in Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.- Rethinking Subjectivity and Human Exceptionalism: A Posthumanist Study of the Select Poems of Robin S. Ngangom.- A Visuo-psychic Representation of GenderStereotyping through Social-Media Memes:A Critical Study of Digital Humanities.- Is Posthumanism Essentially Feminist Discourse? A Critical Study.- Can't You See Anything Outside Your Own Damned Backyard?: A Posthumanist Study of Vandana Singh's The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and The Tetrahedron.- Contemporary Fashion Trends and Cultural Changes: A Posthumanist Prospect.- Archiving Memory in Blade Runner 2049: The Role of Memory in Posthuman Identity.- Possibilities of Rereading Dalit Texts from the Lens of Posthumanism.