About a Stone
Abstract Can a stone be a critter? Placing multispecies studies in conversation with the geological turn, this article examines the place of a particular sacrifice stone in the ambit of a coastal mining development in northern Norway. The argument develops a reading of resource capitalism as ontolog...
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crdukeunivpr:10.1215/22011919-3527740 2024-06-02T08:12:05+00:00 About a Stone Reinert, Hugo 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/22011919-3527740 https://read.dukeupress.edu/environmental-humanities/article-pdf/8/1/95/409583/95Reinert.pdf en eng Duke University Press Environmental Humanities volume 8, issue 1, page 95-117 ISSN 2201-1919 2201-1919 journal-article 2016 crdukeunivpr https://doi.org/10.1215/22011919-3527740 2024-05-07T13:16:50Z Abstract Can a stone be a critter? Placing multispecies studies in conversation with the geological turn, this article examines the place of a particular sacrifice stone in the ambit of a coastal mining development in northern Norway. The argument develops a reading of resource capitalism as ontological project—using the stone as a lens to explore imaginaries of relational personhood, the distribution of harm, and the limits of vulnerability. In closing, the article relates the “life” of the stone to ongoing discussions about the Anthropocene and how to develop novel, more inclusive research imaginaries—specifically, research imaginaries that address (and subvert) a modern “geontology” that renders the inorganic as passive, inert, and freely available for exploitation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway Duke University Press Norway Environmental Humanities 8 1 95 117 |
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Abstract Can a stone be a critter? Placing multispecies studies in conversation with the geological turn, this article examines the place of a particular sacrifice stone in the ambit of a coastal mining development in northern Norway. The argument develops a reading of resource capitalism as ontological project—using the stone as a lens to explore imaginaries of relational personhood, the distribution of harm, and the limits of vulnerability. In closing, the article relates the “life” of the stone to ongoing discussions about the Anthropocene and how to develop novel, more inclusive research imaginaries—specifically, research imaginaries that address (and subvert) a modern “geontology” that renders the inorganic as passive, inert, and freely available for exploitation. |
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