Plastic Materialities: Politics, Legality, and Metamorphosis in the Work of Catherine Malabou

Abstract

Catherine Malabou's concept of plasticity has influenced and inspired scholars from across disciplines. The contributors to Plastic Materialities-whose disciplines include political philosophy, critical legal studies, social theory, literature, and philosophy-use Malabou's innovative combination of post-structuralism and neuroscience to evaluate the political implications of her work. They address, among other things, subjectivity, science, war, the malleability of sexuality, neoliberalism and economic theory, indigenous and racial politics, and the relationship between the human and non-human. Plastic Materialities also includes three essays by Malabou and an interview with her, all of which bring her work into conversation with issues of sovereignty, justice, and social order for the first time.

Citation

Bhandar, B., & Goldberg-Hiller, J. (Eds.). (2015). Plastic Materialities: Politics, Legality, and Metamorphosis in the Work of Catherine Malabou. Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv11cw1jx

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Publication Date: Mar 30, 2015
• Deposit Date: Nov 27, 2014
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• ISBN: 9780822358572
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv11cw1jx