Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I: Varieties of Materialism
5. 1. Immaterialism: Graham Harman and the Weirdness of Objects 21
6. 2. Vital Materialism: Jane Bennett and the Vibrancy of Things 40
7. 3. Diffractive Materialism: Karen Barad and the Performativity of Phenomena 57
8. Part II: Elements of a More- Than- Human Analytics of Government
9. 4. Material- Discursive Entanglements: Grasping the Concept of the Dispositive 81
10. 5. More- Than- Social Configurations: Expanding the Understanding of Technology 103
11. 6. Beyond Anthropocentric Framings: Circulating the Idea of the Milieu 121
12. Part III: Toward a Relational Materialism
13. 7. Aligning Science and Technology Studies and an Analytics of Government 144
14. 8. Environmentality: Mapping Contemporary Political Topographies 168
15. Conclusion: Multiple Materialisms 191
16. Acknowledgments 203
17. Notes 207
18. Bibliography 249
19. Index 289
20. About the Author 301