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Bodies of Water

Posthuman Feminist Phenomenology
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Bodies of Water by Dr Astrida Neimanis explores the profound connection between human bodies and water, positioning water as a key element that integrates us with the natural world rather than separating us from it. The book introduces a novel posthuman feminist phenomenology, engaging with philosophical traditions from thinkers like Luce Irigaray, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Gilles Deleuze. It offers a fresh feminist lens on embodiment and ecological ethics, making it a pivotal work in contemporary posthuman and environmental thought.
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This work is ideal for readers interested in feminist philosophy, ecology, posthumanism, and cultural studies, particularly those seeking innovative perspectives on embodiment and environmental ethics.

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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

Water is the element that, more than any other, ties human beings in to the world around them – from the oceans that surround us to the water that makes up most of our bodies. Exploring the cultural and philosophical implications of this fact, Bodies of Water develops an innovative new mode of posthuman feminist phenomenology that understands our bodies as being fundamentally part of the natural world and not separate from or privileged to it.

Building on the works by Luce Irigaray, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Gilles Deleuze, Astrida Neimanis’s book is a landmark study that brings a new feminist perspective to bear on ideas of embodiment and ecological ethics in the posthuman critical moment.

Series: Environmental Cultures

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    This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Water is the element that, more than any other, ties human beings in to the world around them – from the oceans that surround us to the water that makes up most of our bodies. Exploring the cultural and philosophical implications of...
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  • How to Weather Together
    How to Weather Together, by Astrida Neimanis and Jennifer Mae Hamilton, develops an innovative model for climate change mitigation and adaptation that brings together climate justice and community engagement. Translating feminist theory into practice, they demonstrate how we can gradually change the world as the world changes us. Drawing on a rich and varied history of feminist, queer, and anticolonial...
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Hypatia praises the book as a brilliant synthesis and continuation of feminist theory’s innovative responses to ecological crises, highlighting Neimanis's capacity to engage critically on ontological, ethical, and political levels within the posthuman turn.

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ISBN: 9781350112551

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 May 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 248

About the Author

Astrida Neimanis is Lecturer in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. She is the co-editor of Thinking With Water (2013).

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