Amy J. Elias and Christian Moraru, eds., The Planetary Turn: Relationality and Geoaesthetics in the Twenty-First Century
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The Planetary Turn makes the case for viewing the present global situation as a "planetary condition," which in turn calls for new forms of criticism and theory focusing on both the planet and planetarity as the key terrain and concept. Planetarity is distinguished from two other conceptual figures, globalization and cosmopolitanism, and the editors argue that planetarity offers the preferable conceptual framework by emphasizing relationality and heterogeneity, while downplaying the economic determinism and Orientalist legacies. Tally briefly summarizes Alias and Mararu's argument, before examining the topics covered by the various contributors to the volume. In addition to Elias and Moraru, who each provide essays on top of their introduction, contributors include John D. Pizer, Hester Blum, Alan Kirby, Raoul Eshelman, Laurie Edson, Wai Chee Dimock, Paul Giles, Bertrand Westphal, and Tally himself. Tally concludes by affirming the value of planetary criticism as a critical approach that brings together disparate strands of several important forms of criticism. The Planetary Turn is thus a valuable introduction to, as well as a powerful exploration of, the possibilities of planetary thinking in the present age.
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The Planetary Turn makes the case for viewing the present global situation as a "planetary condition," which in turn calls for new forms of criticism and theory focusing on both the planet and planetarity as the key terrain and concept. Planetarity is distinguished from two other conceptual figures, globalization and cosmopolitanism, and the editors argue that planetarity offers the preferable conceptual framework by emphasizing relationality and heterogeneity, while downplaying the economic determinism and Orientalist legacies. Tally briefly summarizes Alias and Mararu's argument, before examining the topics covered by the various contributors to the volume. In addition to Elias and Moraru, who each provide essays on top of their introduction, contributors include John D. Pizer, Hester Blum, Alan Kirby, Raoul Eshelman, Laurie Edson, Wai Chee Dimock, Paul Giles, Bertrand Westphal, and Tally himself. Tally concludes by affirming the value of planetary criticism as a critical approach that brings together disparate strands of several important forms of criticism. The Planetary Turn is thus a valuable introduction to, as well as a powerful exploration of, the possibilities of planetary thinking in the present age.