Catastrophes: A History and Theory of an Operative Concept

Catastrophes: A History and Theory of an Operative Concept

Author
Nitzan Lebovic, Andreas Killen
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Language
English
Year
2014
Page
200
ISBN
3110312492,9783110312492,9783110312584
File Type
pdf
File Size
9.2 MiB

Catastrophic scenarios dominate our contemporary mindset. Catastrophic events and predictions have spurred new interest in re-examining the history of earlier disasters and the social and conceptual resources they have mobilized. The essays gathered in this volume reconsider the history and theory of different catastrophes and their aftermath. The emphasis is on the need to distance this process of reconsideration from previous teleological representations of catastrophes as an endpoint, and to begin considering their "operative" aspects, which unmask the nature of social and political structures. Among the essays in this volume are analyses, by leading scholars in their respective fields, concerning the role of catastrophes in theology, in the history of industrial accidents, in theory of history, in the history of law, in "catastrophe films", in the history of cybernetics, in post-Holocaust discussions of reparations, and in climate change.

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