Theory for the World to Come: Speculative Fiction and Apocalyptic Anthropology

by Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer

Book Overview

Can social theories forge new paths into an uncertain future?

The future has become increasingly difficult to imagine. We might be able to predict a few events, but imagining how looming disasters will coincide is simultaneously necessary and impossible. Drawing on speculative fiction and social theory, Theory for the World to Come is the beginning of a conversation about theories that move beyond nihilistic conceptions of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517907802
• ISBN13: 9781517907808
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 6.9"