Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene
Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016
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Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016312
Book • Nonfiction
2010s
2016
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
In Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene, Donna J. Haraway explores the concept of the Chthulucene, encouraging humans to forge multispecies kinships amidst ecological challenges. The book advocates for collaboration and coexistence, shifting perspectives to embrace interconnectedness with all species and envision a sustainable, shared future.
Contemplative
Challenging
Inspirational
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Donna J. Haraway's Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene receives praise for its innovative ideas on ecological and societal interdependency, encouraging collaborative survival through "making kin." Critics appreciate its rich, complex prose, though some find it challenging to access. Overall, it’s a thought-provoking work pushing readers to rethink human-nature relations.
Who Should Read Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene?
Readers interested in Staying with the Trouble by Donna J. Haraway likely enjoy texts exploring ecological and feminist theory, such as The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing. They are curious about multispecies storytelling and the interplay between humans and nonhumans in the Anthropocene.
2,813 ratings
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Book • Nonfiction
2010s
2016
Adult
18+ years
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