19 More-Than-Human Geographies
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Ariel Otruba
und Jenny R. Isaacs
Abstract
More-than-human geographies (MTHG) maps and examines the entangled relations between humans and nonhumans in the coproduction of space. Rooted in posthumanist and new materialist thought, this subfield of geography disrupts disciplinary boundaries and dualistic and anthropocentric thinking by advocating for a relational ontology that recognizes nonhuman agency and political subjectivity. This chapter reviews MTHG’s core principles and methodological innovations, highlighting its intersections with political and feminist geography. Addressing critiques on conceptual expansiveness, empirical applicability, and ethical dilemmas, the chapter brings attention to emerging areas of inquiry and outlines a research agenda for feminist political geographers engaging with more-than-human perspectives. By centering multispecies entanglements, MTHG expands political geography’s scope and reimagines possibilities amid planetary crises.
Abstract
More-than-human geographies (MTHG) maps and examines the entangled relations between humans and nonhumans in the coproduction of space. Rooted in posthumanist and new materialist thought, this subfield of geography disrupts disciplinary boundaries and dualistic and anthropocentric thinking by advocating for a relational ontology that recognizes nonhuman agency and political subjectivity. This chapter reviews MTHG’s core principles and methodological innovations, highlighting its intersections with political and feminist geography. Addressing critiques on conceptual expansiveness, empirical applicability, and ethical dilemmas, the chapter brings attention to emerging areas of inquiry and outlines a research agenda for feminist political geographers engaging with more-than-human perspectives. By centering multispecies entanglements, MTHG expands political geography’s scope and reimagines possibilities amid planetary crises.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgements
- Contents VII
- 1 Introduction 1
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Part I: Foundations
- 2 The Feminist Geography Of Feminist Political Geography 18
- 3 Feminist Geopolitics 33
- 4 Intimate Geopolitics 51
- 5 Nationalism 65
- 6 De/coloniality 77
- 7 Decolonizing Feminist Geopolitics 89
- 8 Trauma 103
- 9 Peace 115
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Part II: Critical Interventions
- 10 Black Futurity 129
- 11 Racial Capitalism 141
- 12 Populism 153
- 13 Electoral Democracy 165
- 14 Crip Geographies 177
- 15 Queer Geographies 189
- 16 Trans Geographies 201
- 17 Cuerpo-Territorio 213
- 18 Geographies Of Technology 227
- 19 More-Than-Human Geographies 239
- 20 Austerity 251
- 21 Labor 263
- 22 Health 275
- 23 Environmental Justice 287
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Part III: Spaces
- 24 Territory 303
- 25 The Nation-State 315
- 26 The Border 329
- 27 Spaces Of Refuge And Asylum 341
- 28 The Body 353
- 29 Home 367
- 30 The Workplace 379
- 31 The City 391
- 32 The Rural 403
- 33 The Ocean 415
- 34 The Ship 427
- 35 Public Transport 439
- 36 Infrastructure 451
- 37 The Prison 461
- 38 Food 475
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Part IV: Methodologies
- 39 Postcolonial Positionality 487
- 40 Digital Methods And Community-Engaged Research 499
- 41 Fieldwork 511
- 42 Ethnography 525
- 43 Creative Political Geography 537
- 44 Mobile Methods 549
- 45 Life Histories 563
- 46 Black Feminist Literary Methods 575
- 47 Historical Approaches 587
- List of Contributors 599
- Index
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgements
- Contents VII
- 1 Introduction 1
-
Part I: Foundations
- 2 The Feminist Geography Of Feminist Political Geography 18
- 3 Feminist Geopolitics 33
- 4 Intimate Geopolitics 51
- 5 Nationalism 65
- 6 De/coloniality 77
- 7 Decolonizing Feminist Geopolitics 89
- 8 Trauma 103
- 9 Peace 115
-
Part II: Critical Interventions
- 10 Black Futurity 129
- 11 Racial Capitalism 141
- 12 Populism 153
- 13 Electoral Democracy 165
- 14 Crip Geographies 177
- 15 Queer Geographies 189
- 16 Trans Geographies 201
- 17 Cuerpo-Territorio 213
- 18 Geographies Of Technology 227
- 19 More-Than-Human Geographies 239
- 20 Austerity 251
- 21 Labor 263
- 22 Health 275
- 23 Environmental Justice 287
-
Part III: Spaces
- 24 Territory 303
- 25 The Nation-State 315
- 26 The Border 329
- 27 Spaces Of Refuge And Asylum 341
- 28 The Body 353
- 29 Home 367
- 30 The Workplace 379
- 31 The City 391
- 32 The Rural 403
- 33 The Ocean 415
- 34 The Ship 427
- 35 Public Transport 439
- 36 Infrastructure 451
- 37 The Prison 461
- 38 Food 475
-
Part IV: Methodologies
- 39 Postcolonial Positionality 487
- 40 Digital Methods And Community-Engaged Research 499
- 41 Fieldwork 511
- 42 Ethnography 525
- 43 Creative Political Geography 537
- 44 Mobile Methods 549
- 45 Life Histories 563
- 46 Black Feminist Literary Methods 575
- 47 Historical Approaches 587
- List of Contributors 599
- Index