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What Difference Does Posthumanism Make?
- Source :
- Cambridge Archaeological Journal; Aug2021, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p469-475, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- In this paper we argue that to understand the difference Posthumanism makes to the relationship between archaeology, agency and ontology, several misconceptions need to be corrected. First, we emphasize that Posthumanism is multiple, with different elements, meaning any critique needs to be carefully targeted. The approach we advocate is a specifically Deleuzian and explicitly feminist approach to Posthumanism. Second, we examine the status of agency within Posthumanism and suggest that we may be better off thinking about affect. Third, we explore how the approach we advocate treats difference in new ways, not as a question of lack, or as difference 'from', but rather as a productive force in the world. Finally, we explore how Posthumanism allows us to re-position the role of the human in archaeology, [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- POSTHUMANISM
ARCHAEOLOGY
FEMINISTS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09597743
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Cambridge Archaeological Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152026143
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774321000159