The Work That Plants Do
Download or Read eBook The Work That Plants Do PDF written by Marion Ernwein and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Marion Ernwein |
| Publisher | : transcript Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 223 |
| Release | : 2021-10-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783839455340 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3839455340 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Work That Plants Do by : Marion Ernwein
Book excerpt: Whether driven by developments in plant science, bio-philosophy, or broader societal dynamics, plants have to respond to a litany of environmental, social, and economic challenges. This collection explores the `work' that plants do in contemporary capitalism, examining how vegetal life is enrolled in processes of value creation, social reproduction, and capital accumulation. Bringing together insights from geography, anthropology, and the environmental humanities, the contributors contend that attention to the diverse capacities and agencies of plants can both enrich understandings of capitalist economies, and also catalyze new forms of resistance to their logics.
