On the Limits and Promise of New Materialist Philosophy

A response to the forum, “Emergent Critical Analytics for Alternative Humanities,” edited by Chris A. Eng and Amy K. King. Kyla Wazana Tompkins questions the structures informing claims of newness posed by discussions of “New Materialism.” She discusses the troubling ways in which these discourses,...

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Published in:Lateral (Island Lake) 2016-05, Vol.5 (1)
Main Author: Tompkins, Kyla Wazana
Format: Article
Language:English
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humanities
new materialism
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Summary:A response to the forum, “Emergent Critical Analytics for Alternative Humanities,” edited by Chris A. Eng and Amy K. King. Kyla Wazana Tompkins questions the structures informing claims of newness posed by discussions of “New Materialism.” She discusses the troubling ways in which these discourses, in turning toward the post- or non-human, can ironically reinforce assumptions about a universal human subject and elide considerations of gender, race, and power.
ISSN:2469-4053
2469-4053
DOI:10.25158/L5.1.8