Liquidity, Flows, Circulation - The Cultural Logic of Environmentalization

Liquidity,Flows,Circulation is an interdisciplinary study that combines materialist thinking with discussions of ecologies and environmentalization, investigating the cultural logic of environmentalization through the concepts of liquidity, flows, and circulation. It brings together two areas of research, discussing ecologies with and without nature and environmentalization as a contemporary form of power and capital. The volume introduces this current of materialist thinking into ongoing discussions of ecologies and environmentalization by analyzing contemporary art, architecture, theater, films, and literature.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 04 January 2023
Publisher: Diaphanes AG

Interdisciplinary studies that seamlessly blend materialist thinking with explorations of ecologies and environmentalization. Positioned at the crossroads of art, media, cultural studies, and economic theory, Liquidity, Flows, and Circulation delve into the cultural underpinnings of environmentalization. As flows, circulations, and liquidity reemerge in various facets of contemporary culture and contemporary art, this volume investigates the notion of a genuine cultural logic of environmentalization through these three interconnected concepts. By bridging two previously distinct research domains, this volume engages in discussions about ecologies with and without nature, as well as environmentalization as a contemporary manifestation of power and capital. Drawing inspiration from Fredric Jameson's notion that each stage of capitalism is accompanied by a distinct cultural logic, the volume introduces a current of materialist thinking into the ongoing discourse on ecologies and environmentalization. Through a collection of fifteen insightful contributions from scholars and artists, the volume explores diverse fields where liquid forms, semantic flows, or processes of circulation emerge as a contemporary cultural logic.

Interdisciplinary studies that seamlessly blend materialist thinking with explorations of ecologies and environmentalization. Positioned at the crossroads of art, media, cultural studies, and economic theory, Liquidity, Flows, and Circulation delve into the cultural underpinnings of environmentalization. As flows, circulations, and liquidity reemerge in various facets of contemporary culture and contemporary art, this volume investigates the notion of a genuine cultural logic of environmentalization through these three interconnected concepts. By bridging two previously distinct research domains, this volume engages in discussions about ecologies with and without nature, as well as environmentalization as a contemporary manifestation of power and capital. Drawing inspiration from Fredric Jameson's notion that each stage of capitalism is accompanied by a distinct cultural logic, the volume introduces a current of materialist thinking into the ongoing discourse on ecologies and environmentalization. Through a collection of fifteen insightful contributions from scholars and artists, the volume explores diverse fields where liquid forms, semantic flows, or processes of circulation emerge as a contemporary cultural logic.

Weight: 354g
Dimension: 118 x 189 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783035804812