Posthuman Feminism Book Launch with Rosi Braidotti

Acclaimed academic and writer Professor Rosi Braidotti discussed her latest book Posthuman Feminism (Polity Press, 2021) at a virtual launch on the 16th March 2022.

She was joined by:
Professor Matthew Fuller (Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, , Goldsmiths, University of London)
Dr Simone Bignall (Jumbunna Indigenous Nations and Collaborative Futures, University of Technology Sydney)
Dr Shela Sheikh (Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London)
With a pre-recorded response from Professor Stacy Alaimo (Professor of English and Core Faculty Member in Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon)
This session will be chaired by Dr Emily Jones (School of Law, University of Essex)

About the book:
In a context marked by the virulent return of patriarchal and white supremacist attitudes, a new generation of feminist activists are continuing the struggle: these are very feminist times. But how do these and other movements relate to the contemporary posthuman condition?

In this important new book, Rosi Braidotti examines the implications of the posthuman turn for feminist theory and practice. She defines the posthuman turn as a convergence between posthumanism on the one hand and post-anthropocentrism on the other, and she examines their complex relationship and joint impact. Braidotti claims that mainstream posthuman scholarship has neglected feminist theory, while in fact feminism is one of the precursors of the posthuman turn, through diverse social movements and political traditions. Posthuman Feminism is an analytic and creative response to contemporary conditions and a call to action. It highlights the constraints but also the potentialities available to feminist political subjects as they confront the ever-growing injustices of sexism, racism, ecocide and neoliberal capitalism.

This bold new text by a leading feminist philosopher will be of great interest to students and scholars throughout the humanities and social sciences.