To the Last Drop - Affective Economies of Extraction and Sentimentality

The romance of extraction underlies and partly defines Western modernity and our cultural imaginaries. Combining affect studies and environmental humanities, this volume analyzes societies' devotion to extraction and fossil resources. This devotion is shaped by a nostalgic view on settler colonialism as well as by contemporary affective economies (Sara Ahmed). The contributors examine the links between forms of extractivism and gendered discourses of sentimentality and the ways in which cultural narratives and practices deploy the sentimental mode (in plots of attachment, sacrifice, and suffering) to promote or challenge extractivism.

Author: Axelle Germanaz
Publisher: Transcript Publishing
Published: 09/26/2023
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9783837664102
ISBN10: 3837664104
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Literary Criticism | General