Plastic Matters
On the Anthropocene and the Plastic Age
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Heather Davis's "Plastic Matters" delves into the complex relationship between humans and plastics, exploring the materiality of plastic and its impact on our lives and the environment.
The book examines the social, cultural, and environmental implications of plastic production, consumption, and disposal, highlighting the ways in which plastic shapes our bodies, spaces, and relationships.
Davis draws on feminist theory and posthumanism to challenge anthropocentric perspectives and to consider the agency of plastic itself.
The book explores the entanglement of humans and non-humans in the plastic age, urging us to rethink our relationship with this ubiquitous material.
Through insightful analysis and evocative prose, Davis offers a critical perspective on the pervasive presence of plastic in our world.
The book examines the social, cultural, and environmental implications of plastic production, consumption, and disposal, highlighting the ways in which plastic shapes our bodies, spaces, and relationships.
Davis draws on feminist theory and posthumanism to challenge anthropocentric perspectives and to consider the agency of plastic itself.
The book explores the entanglement of humans and non-humans in the plastic age, urging us to rethink our relationship with this ubiquitous material.
Through insightful analysis and evocative prose, Davis offers a critical perspective on the pervasive presence of plastic in our world.
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