Bruno Latour’s Actor-Network Theory(ANT)gained recognition for its distinctive features,namely its emphasis on acknowledging the agency of non-human actors and its strong focus on understanding the intricacies of net...Bruno Latour’s Actor-Network Theory(ANT)gained recognition for its distinctive features,namely its emphasis on acknowledging the agency of non-human actors and its strong focus on understanding the intricacies of networks and connections.These foundational aspects not only laid the groundwork for Latour’s subsequent exploration of ecological issues but also paved the way for the development of his influential notion of Gaia metaphor.The Gaia metaphor serves as a vital carrier for Latour’s ecological thinking,encompassing the core ideas of ANT while providing a significant framework for comprehending the complex dynamics of ecology we live in.When contemplating the predicament of human existence and the pressing challenges of ecological crises,through the Gaia metaphor,Latour proposes that we should reject a purely global perspective,trace loops,and cultivate sensitivity within aesthetics as a means to perceive and engage with Gaia,promoting a more nuanced understanding of our interdependencies with the Earth.Consequently,the Gaia metaphor holds an indispensable position within Latour’s ecological thought,offering profound insights into the theoretical foundation and deeper implications of his ecological framework.展开更多
The relationship between literature and society has been a subject of continuous exploration since the inception of literature itself.On the one hand,from Plato’s theory of mimesis onward,literature has consistently ...The relationship between literature and society has been a subject of continuous exploration since the inception of literature itself.On the one hand,from Plato’s theory of mimesis onward,literature has consistently been viewed as a representation of social reality,positioning literature as subordinate to society.On the other hand,with the rise of structuralism and the New Criticism,certain schools of thought have focused exclusively on literature itself,deliberately overlooking the complex connections between literature and society.The growing tension between these two perspectives has increasingly placed contemporary literary studies in a polarized state,leading to a crisis in the legitimacy of literary scholarship.In response to this,Rita Felski’s exploration of the uses of literature embodies a new literary sociology that offers a way out of the current impasse in literary studies.展开更多
In the Apocalypse,the chiliastic-eschatological meaning has been superimposed on the original literal meaning of dis-velation.A phenomenon,this one,seems to have favored the formation of neuralgic force fields between...In the Apocalypse,the chiliastic-eschatological meaning has been superimposed on the original literal meaning of dis-velation.A phenomenon,this one,seems to have favored the formation of neuralgic force fields between the end,the beginning,which in some way refer to each other,and precisely dis-velation.If the whole of history seems to be disseminated and sometimes informed by these fields,the Anthropocene temperament certainly does not seem to be an exception.The apocalyptic Anthropocene interstitial spaces are particularly crowded and lively and,among the many voices animating them,those of Serres,Latour,and the posthumanist perspective,to which the one and the other,so to speak,wink,are of particular interest.What the Serresian-Latourian posthuman apocalyptic Anthropocene force-field seems to be reviving is,so to speak,a new recognition of the already-since-ever-been,i.e.the recognition that the human has always been inchoative in and with the world in becoming in relationship,that the post has always been an engine,resistant to repetitiveness,obviousness and habit,that the new is this very recognition,and that the recognition of the already-since-ever-been is precisely action,dynamism,a process of construction(of human in and with the world).展开更多
文摘Bruno Latour’s Actor-Network Theory(ANT)gained recognition for its distinctive features,namely its emphasis on acknowledging the agency of non-human actors and its strong focus on understanding the intricacies of networks and connections.These foundational aspects not only laid the groundwork for Latour’s subsequent exploration of ecological issues but also paved the way for the development of his influential notion of Gaia metaphor.The Gaia metaphor serves as a vital carrier for Latour’s ecological thinking,encompassing the core ideas of ANT while providing a significant framework for comprehending the complex dynamics of ecology we live in.When contemplating the predicament of human existence and the pressing challenges of ecological crises,through the Gaia metaphor,Latour proposes that we should reject a purely global perspective,trace loops,and cultivate sensitivity within aesthetics as a means to perceive and engage with Gaia,promoting a more nuanced understanding of our interdependencies with the Earth.Consequently,the Gaia metaphor holds an indispensable position within Latour’s ecological thought,offering profound insights into the theoretical foundation and deeper implications of his ecological framework.
文摘The relationship between literature and society has been a subject of continuous exploration since the inception of literature itself.On the one hand,from Plato’s theory of mimesis onward,literature has consistently been viewed as a representation of social reality,positioning literature as subordinate to society.On the other hand,with the rise of structuralism and the New Criticism,certain schools of thought have focused exclusively on literature itself,deliberately overlooking the complex connections between literature and society.The growing tension between these two perspectives has increasingly placed contemporary literary studies in a polarized state,leading to a crisis in the legitimacy of literary scholarship.In response to this,Rita Felski’s exploration of the uses of literature embodies a new literary sociology that offers a way out of the current impasse in literary studies.
文摘In the Apocalypse,the chiliastic-eschatological meaning has been superimposed on the original literal meaning of dis-velation.A phenomenon,this one,seems to have favored the formation of neuralgic force fields between the end,the beginning,which in some way refer to each other,and precisely dis-velation.If the whole of history seems to be disseminated and sometimes informed by these fields,the Anthropocene temperament certainly does not seem to be an exception.The apocalyptic Anthropocene interstitial spaces are particularly crowded and lively and,among the many voices animating them,those of Serres,Latour,and the posthumanist perspective,to which the one and the other,so to speak,wink,are of particular interest.What the Serresian-Latourian posthuman apocalyptic Anthropocene force-field seems to be reviving is,so to speak,a new recognition of the already-since-ever-been,i.e.the recognition that the human has always been inchoative in and with the world in becoming in relationship,that the post has always been an engine,resistant to repetitiveness,obviousness and habit,that the new is this very recognition,and that the recognition of the already-since-ever-been is precisely action,dynamism,a process of construction(of human in and with the world).
