MASTERY OF NON

For centuries, humans have excelled at mimicking nature in order to exploit it. Now, with the existential threat of global climate c hange on the horizon, the ever-provocative Michael Taussig asks what function a newly invigorated mimetic faculty might exert along with such change. Mastery of Non-Mastery in the Age of Meltdown is not solely a reflection on our condition but also a theoretical e ffort to reckon with the impulses that have fed our relentless ambition for dominance over nature.Taussig seeks to move us away from the mani...[Llegir més]