Novel Climes: Anthropocene Histories, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger's Trace, and Clive Cussler's Arctic Drift

The Anthropocene seems to demand a heterogeneous epistemology, but this model also demands reconsideration of the basic functions of literary contextualisation. Through Derrida's trace, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger's account of epistemic things enables both retrospection and the emergence of the...

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Published in:Oxford Literary Review
Main Author: Trexler, Adam
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Press 2012
Subjects:
Literature and Literary Theory
Cultural Studies
Arctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/olr.2012.0047
https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full-xml/10.3366/olr.2012.0047
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Summary:The Anthropocene seems to demand a heterogeneous epistemology, but this model also demands reconsideration of the basic functions of literary contextualisation. Through Derrida's trace, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger's account of epistemic things enables both retrospection and the emergence of the new in Anthropocene literature.

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