Human extinction and the pandemic imaginary
Auteur :
Lynteris, Christos
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367776886
Date de publication :
1 avr. 2021
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
300 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Nested in debates among anthropologists, philosophers, social theorists and STS scholars, this book argues that global fascination with the ‘next pandemic’ stems not so much from anticipation of biological extinction of human species, as from expectation of loss of mastery over human-animal relations, as ontological pivot of humanity.