The Government of Things : Foucault and the New Materialisms /
Examines the theoretical achievements and the political impact of the new materialismsMaterialism, a rich philosophical tradition that goes back to antiquity, is currently undergoing a renaissance. In The Government of Things, Thomas Lemke provides a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of...
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New York, NY :
New York University Press,
[2021]
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- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Varieties of Materialism
- 1. Immaterialism: Graham Harman and the Weirdness of Objects
- 2. Vital Materialism: Jane Bennett and the Vibrancy of Things
- 3. Diffractive Materialism: Karen Barad and the Performativity of Phenomena
- Part II: Elements of a More- Than- Human Analytics of Government
- 4. Material- Discursive Entanglements: Grasping the Concept of the Dispositive
- 5. More- Than- Social Configurations: Expanding the Understanding of Technology
- 6. Beyond Anthropocentric Framings: Circulating the Idea of the Milieu
- Part III: Toward a Relational Materialism
- 7. Aligning Science and Technology Studies and an Analytics of Government
- 8. Environmentality: Mapping Contemporary Political Topographies
- Conclusion: Multiple Materialisms
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author