Practices of Speculation

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Practices of Speculation is written by Jeanne Cortiel and published by transcript Verlag. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3839447518 (ISBN 10) and 9783839447512 (ISBN 13).

This volume offers innovative ways to think about speculation at a time when anticipation of catastrophe in an apocalyptic mode is the order of the day and shapes public discourse on a global scale. It maps an interdisciplinary field of investigation: the chapters interrogate hegemonic ways of shaping the present through investments in the future, while also looking at speculative practices that reveal transformative potential. The twelve contributions explore concrete instances of envisioning the open unknown and affirmative speculative potentials in history, literature, comics, computer games, mold research, ecosystem science and artistic practice.