Onto-Cartography: An Ontology of Machines and Media

Onto-Cartography: An Ontology of Machines and Media (Speculative Realism)

Onto-Cartography gives an unapologetic defense of naturalism and materialism, transforming these familiar positions and showing how culture itself is formed by nature. Bryant endorses a pan-ecological theory of being, arguing that societies are ecosystems that can only be understood by considering nonhuman material agencies such as rivers and mountain ranges alongside signifying agencies such as discourses, narratives, and ideologies. In this way, Bryant lays the foundations for a new machine-oriented ontology.

This theoretically omnivorous work draws on disciplines as diverse as deconstruction, psychoanalysis, Marxism, media studies, object-oriented ontology, the new materialist feminisms, actor-network theory, biology, and sociology. Through its fresh attention to nonhumans and material being, it also provides a framework for integrating the most valuable findings of critical theory and social constructivism.
Country USA
Brand Edinburgh University Press
Manufacturer Edinburgh University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780748679973
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Onto-Cartography: An Ontology of Machines and Media (Speculative Realism)