Humanesis

Sound and Technological Posthumanism

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Humanesis by David Cecchetto, University of Minnesota Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David Cecchetto ISBN: 9780816684182
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Publication: June 1, 2013
Imprint: Univ Of Minnesota Press Language: English
Author: David Cecchetto
ISBN: 9780816684182
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication: June 1, 2013
Imprint: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Language: English

Humanesis critically examines central strains of posthumanism, searching out biases in the ways that human–technology coupling is explained. Specifically, it interrogates three approaches taken by posthumanist discourse: scientific, humanist, and organismic. David Cecchetto’s investigations reveal how each perspective continues to hold on to elements of the humanist tradition that it is ostensibly mobilized against. His study frontally desublimates the previously unseen presumptions that underlie each of the three thought lines and offers incisive appraisals of the work of three prominent thinkers: Ollivier Dyens, Katherine Hayles, and Mark Hansen.

To materially ground the problematic of posthumanism, Humanesis interweaves its theoretical chapters with discussions of artworks. These highlight the topos of sound, demonstrating how aurality might produce new insights in a field that has been dominated by visualization. Cecchetto, a media artist, scrutinizes his own collaborative artistic practice in which he elucidates the variegated causal chains that compose human–technological coupling.

Humanesis advances the posthumanist conversation in several important ways. It proposes the term “technological posthumanism” to focus on the discourse as it relates to technology without neglecting its other disciplinary histories. It suggests that deconstruction remains relevant to the enterprise, especially with respect to the performative dimension of language. It analyzes artworks not yet considered in the light of posthumanism, with a particular emphasis on the role of aurality. And the form of the text introduces a reflexive component that exemplifies how the dialogue of posthumanism might progress without resorting to the types of unilateral narratives that the book critiques.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Humanesis critically examines central strains of posthumanism, searching out biases in the ways that human–technology coupling is explained. Specifically, it interrogates three approaches taken by posthumanist discourse: scientific, humanist, and organismic. David Cecchetto’s investigations reveal how each perspective continues to hold on to elements of the humanist tradition that it is ostensibly mobilized against. His study frontally desublimates the previously unseen presumptions that underlie each of the three thought lines and offers incisive appraisals of the work of three prominent thinkers: Ollivier Dyens, Katherine Hayles, and Mark Hansen.

To materially ground the problematic of posthumanism, Humanesis interweaves its theoretical chapters with discussions of artworks. These highlight the topos of sound, demonstrating how aurality might produce new insights in a field that has been dominated by visualization. Cecchetto, a media artist, scrutinizes his own collaborative artistic practice in which he elucidates the variegated causal chains that compose human–technological coupling.

Humanesis advances the posthumanist conversation in several important ways. It proposes the term “technological posthumanism” to focus on the discourse as it relates to technology without neglecting its other disciplinary histories. It suggests that deconstruction remains relevant to the enterprise, especially with respect to the performative dimension of language. It analyzes artworks not yet considered in the light of posthumanism, with a particular emphasis on the role of aurality. And the form of the text introduces a reflexive component that exemplifies how the dialogue of posthumanism might progress without resorting to the types of unilateral narratives that the book critiques.

More books from University of Minnesota Press

Cover of the book Aesop's Anthropology by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Body Modern by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Predator Empire by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book A Burnt Child by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Vilém Flusser by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Speculative Blackness by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Fifty Years of "The Battle of Algiers" by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book The Nonhuman Turn by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Curated Decay by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Firsting and Lasting by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book West of Center by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book The Way of Kinship by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Ten Theses for an Aesthetics of Politics by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong by David Cecchetto
Cover of the book Wild Child by David Cecchetto
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy