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Research paper thumbnail of The Pull to the Right of the Right, Religion, and the Ecological Crisis: Evaluating a Religio-Secular Perspective through a Reading of Bruno Latour’s Late Work.

Religion, Populism, and Modernity: Confronting White Christian Nationalism and Racism, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Posthumanism and the ‘posterizing impulse’

Post-everything, 2021

With the increasing awareness of the devastating consequences of what some call 'the Anthropocene... more With the increasing awareness of the devastating consequences of what some call 'the Anthropocene' and others a 'crisis of humanism', the 'posthuman' has become a focal term in contemporary debates at the crossroads of science, politics and the humanities. Participants in this debate in the last decades of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century, have often claimed that we are living in a historical moment in which the human is losing its centrality by 'its imbrication in technical, medical, informatic, and economic networks'. 1 Over the last decade, the human's imbrication in biological, ecological and geological assemblages has been added to that list. 2 Authors in this field insist that we are living in a critical historical moment 'impossible to ignore', and necessitating new theoretical frameworks. 3 Or as philosopher and gender studies scholar Francesca Ferrando put it in 2013: '[I]n contemporary academic debate, "posthuman" has become a key term to cope with an urgency for the integral redefinition of the notion of the human.' 4 Her colleague Rosi Braidotti argues that we need 'new cartographies' to challenge and go beyond the paradigms of the dominant enlightened humanism that understood the 'human' or 'Man' as the unique and superior form of life. 5 Others, however, consider not so much a crisis of humanism, but rather the enhancement of the human through progress and technological development as the most crucial aspect of the 'post-moment' we are in. 6 The latter version of posthumanism, also called 'transhumanism', expresses an enthusiasm for science and technology, often in tandem with capitalism, that is on a tense footing with the more critical strand of posthumanism. The 'posthuman' thus inspires quite divergent discourses, in terms of either crisis or progress, that are not easily combinable. Critical posthumanism, transhumanism, extropianism, new materialism, technoscience studies and animal studies are examples of these multiple and contrasting fields and approaches, all of them referring to a notion of the 'posthuman', and their variety brings together some of the big tensions of our time.

Papers by Jasmijn Leeuwenkamp

Research paper thumbnail of Will human rights save the anthropos from the anthropocene? Rights-based environmental protection strategies and posthuman theory

Routledge eBooks, Dec 19, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of First Nature" and Colonial Rifts: Response to "Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto

Krisis | Journal for Contemporary Philosophy

The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to inst... more The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to instigate a debate of the issues raised in this manifesto – the necessary re-thinking of the role (and the concept) of nature in critical theory in relation to questions of ecology, health, and inequality. Since Krisis considers itself a place for philosophical debates that take contemporary struggles as starting point, it issued an open call and solicited responses to the manifesto. This is one of the sixteen selected responses, which augment, specify, or question the assumptions and arguments of the manifesto.

Research paper thumbnail of Posthumanism and the ‘posterizing impulse’

Manchester University Press eBooks, Jul 17, 2021

With the increasing awareness of the devastating consequences of what some call 'the Anthropocene... more With the increasing awareness of the devastating consequences of what some call 'the Anthropocene' and others a 'crisis of humanism', the 'posthuman' has become a focal term in contemporary debates at the crossroads of science, politics and the humanities. Participants in this debate in the last decades of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century, have often claimed that we are living in a historical moment in which the human is losing its centrality by 'its imbrication in technical, medical, informatic, and economic networks'. 1 Over the last decade, the human's imbrication in biological, ecological and geological assemblages has been added to that list. 2 Authors in this field insist that we are living in a critical historical moment 'impossible to ignore', and necessitating new theoretical frameworks. 3 Or as philosopher and gender studies scholar Francesca Ferrando put it in 2013: '[I]n contemporary academic debate, "posthuman" has become a key term to cope with an urgency for the integral redefinition of the notion of the human.' 4 Her colleague Rosi Braidotti argues that we need 'new cartographies' to challenge and go beyond the paradigms of the dominant enlightened humanism that understood the 'human' or 'Man' as the unique and superior form of life. 5 Others, however, consider not so much a crisis of humanism, but rather the enhancement of the human through progress and technological development as the most crucial aspect of the 'post-moment' we are in. 6 The latter version of posthumanism, also called 'transhumanism', expresses an enthusiasm for science and technology, often in tandem with capitalism, that is on a tense footing with the more critical strand of posthumanism. The 'posthuman' thus inspires quite divergent discourses, in terms of either crisis or progress, that are not easily combinable. Critical posthumanism, transhumanism, extropianism, new materialism, technoscience studies and animal studies are examples of these multiple and contrasting fields and approaches, all of them referring to a notion of the 'posthuman', and their variety brings together some of the big tensions of our time.

Research paper thumbnail of "First Nature" and Colonial Rifts: Response to "Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto" Jasmijn Leeuwenkamp

The Care Dossier II (vol. 43, no. 1), 2023

The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to inst... more The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to instigate a debate of the issues raised in this manifesto-the necessary rethinking of the role (and the concept) of nature in critical theory in relation to questions of ecology, health, and inequality. Since Krisis considers itself a place for philosophical debates that take contemporary struggles as starting point, it issued an open call and solicited responses to the manifesto. This is one of the sixteen selected responses, which augment, specify, or question the assumptions and arguments of the manifesto.

Research paper thumbnail of Posthumanism and the ‘posterizing impulse’

This chapter argues that the ‘posterizing impulse’ has been part of the posthumanist discourse fr... more This chapter argues that the ‘posterizing impulse’ has been part of the posthumanist discourse from the 1970s onwards, but stemmed from the debate about ‘transhumanism’ that came up in the optimistic 1950s already. The actual notion of ‘posthumanism’, when it was introduced in the 1970s, formed part of the postmodern, reflexive and ironic discourses of the time, which did not so much claim a historical shift or rupture, and did not imply a ‘space-clearing gesture’ towards a different future, but rather announced a position towards the present, a cultural critique, an explanation of ‘how we became posthuman’. It remains a question, however, how much ‘post’ was needed here, or whether, perhaps, the gesture towards a ‘post’ was rather a ‘problem’ than a helpful impulse. This chapter suggests that contemporary philosophical discourse on ‘posthumanism’ is very much aware of how it can remain trapped in the boldness of the posterizing gesture. It therefore seeks an earthly, ‘staying with the trouble’ kind of ‘post’, or rather a ‘com-post’, while being less academic, ironic and literary than the early postmodern posthuman.

Authors: Yolande Jansen, Jasmijn Leeuwenkamp, and Leire Urricelqui

Research paper thumbnail of The Pull to the Right of the Right, Religion, and the Ecological Crisis: Evaluating a Religio-Secular Perspective through a Reading of Bruno Latour’s Late Work.

Religion, Populism, and Modernity: Confronting White Christian Nationalism and Racism, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Posthumanism and the ‘posterizing impulse’

Post-everything, 2021

With the increasing awareness of the devastating consequences of what some call 'the Anthropocene... more With the increasing awareness of the devastating consequences of what some call 'the Anthropocene' and others a 'crisis of humanism', the 'posthuman' has become a focal term in contemporary debates at the crossroads of science, politics and the humanities. Participants in this debate in the last decades of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century, have often claimed that we are living in a historical moment in which the human is losing its centrality by 'its imbrication in technical, medical, informatic, and economic networks'. 1 Over the last decade, the human's imbrication in biological, ecological and geological assemblages has been added to that list. 2 Authors in this field insist that we are living in a critical historical moment 'impossible to ignore', and necessitating new theoretical frameworks. 3 Or as philosopher and gender studies scholar Francesca Ferrando put it in 2013: '[I]n contemporary academic debate, "posthuman" has become a key term to cope with an urgency for the integral redefinition of the notion of the human.' 4 Her colleague Rosi Braidotti argues that we need 'new cartographies' to challenge and go beyond the paradigms of the dominant enlightened humanism that understood the 'human' or 'Man' as the unique and superior form of life. 5 Others, however, consider not so much a crisis of humanism, but rather the enhancement of the human through progress and technological development as the most crucial aspect of the 'post-moment' we are in. 6 The latter version of posthumanism, also called 'transhumanism', expresses an enthusiasm for science and technology, often in tandem with capitalism, that is on a tense footing with the more critical strand of posthumanism. The 'posthuman' thus inspires quite divergent discourses, in terms of either crisis or progress, that are not easily combinable. Critical posthumanism, transhumanism, extropianism, new materialism, technoscience studies and animal studies are examples of these multiple and contrasting fields and approaches, all of them referring to a notion of the 'posthuman', and their variety brings together some of the big tensions of our time.

Research paper thumbnail of Will human rights save the anthropos from the anthropocene? Rights-based environmental protection strategies and posthuman theory

Routledge eBooks, Dec 19, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of First Nature" and Colonial Rifts: Response to "Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto

Krisis | Journal for Contemporary Philosophy

The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to inst... more The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to instigate a debate of the issues raised in this manifesto – the necessary re-thinking of the role (and the concept) of nature in critical theory in relation to questions of ecology, health, and inequality. Since Krisis considers itself a place for philosophical debates that take contemporary struggles as starting point, it issued an open call and solicited responses to the manifesto. This is one of the sixteen selected responses, which augment, specify, or question the assumptions and arguments of the manifesto.

Research paper thumbnail of Posthumanism and the ‘posterizing impulse’

Manchester University Press eBooks, Jul 17, 2021

With the increasing awareness of the devastating consequences of what some call 'the Anthropocene... more With the increasing awareness of the devastating consequences of what some call 'the Anthropocene' and others a 'crisis of humanism', the 'posthuman' has become a focal term in contemporary debates at the crossroads of science, politics and the humanities. Participants in this debate in the last decades of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century, have often claimed that we are living in a historical moment in which the human is losing its centrality by 'its imbrication in technical, medical, informatic, and economic networks'. 1 Over the last decade, the human's imbrication in biological, ecological and geological assemblages has been added to that list. 2 Authors in this field insist that we are living in a critical historical moment 'impossible to ignore', and necessitating new theoretical frameworks. 3 Or as philosopher and gender studies scholar Francesca Ferrando put it in 2013: '[I]n contemporary academic debate, "posthuman" has become a key term to cope with an urgency for the integral redefinition of the notion of the human.' 4 Her colleague Rosi Braidotti argues that we need 'new cartographies' to challenge and go beyond the paradigms of the dominant enlightened humanism that understood the 'human' or 'Man' as the unique and superior form of life. 5 Others, however, consider not so much a crisis of humanism, but rather the enhancement of the human through progress and technological development as the most crucial aspect of the 'post-moment' we are in. 6 The latter version of posthumanism, also called 'transhumanism', expresses an enthusiasm for science and technology, often in tandem with capitalism, that is on a tense footing with the more critical strand of posthumanism. The 'posthuman' thus inspires quite divergent discourses, in terms of either crisis or progress, that are not easily combinable. Critical posthumanism, transhumanism, extropianism, new materialism, technoscience studies and animal studies are examples of these multiple and contrasting fields and approaches, all of them referring to a notion of the 'posthuman', and their variety brings together some of the big tensions of our time.

Research paper thumbnail of "First Nature" and Colonial Rifts: Response to "Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto" Jasmijn Leeuwenkamp

The Care Dossier II (vol. 43, no. 1), 2023

The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to inst... more The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to instigate a debate of the issues raised in this manifesto-the necessary rethinking of the role (and the concept) of nature in critical theory in relation to questions of ecology, health, and inequality. Since Krisis considers itself a place for philosophical debates that take contemporary struggles as starting point, it issued an open call and solicited responses to the manifesto. This is one of the sixteen selected responses, which augment, specify, or question the assumptions and arguments of the manifesto.

Research paper thumbnail of Posthumanism and the ‘posterizing impulse’

This chapter argues that the ‘posterizing impulse’ has been part of the posthumanist discourse fr... more This chapter argues that the ‘posterizing impulse’ has been part of the posthumanist discourse from the 1970s onwards, but stemmed from the debate about ‘transhumanism’ that came up in the optimistic 1950s already. The actual notion of ‘posthumanism’, when it was introduced in the 1970s, formed part of the postmodern, reflexive and ironic discourses of the time, which did not so much claim a historical shift or rupture, and did not imply a ‘space-clearing gesture’ towards a different future, but rather announced a position towards the present, a cultural critique, an explanation of ‘how we became posthuman’. It remains a question, however, how much ‘post’ was needed here, or whether, perhaps, the gesture towards a ‘post’ was rather a ‘problem’ than a helpful impulse. This chapter suggests that contemporary philosophical discourse on ‘posthumanism’ is very much aware of how it can remain trapped in the boldness of the posterizing gesture. It therefore seeks an earthly, ‘staying with the trouble’ kind of ‘post’, or rather a ‘com-post’, while being less academic, ironic and literary than the early postmodern posthuman.

Authors: Yolande Jansen, Jasmijn Leeuwenkamp, and Leire Urricelqui