What queer modes of resilience and care can teach us about enduring environmental collapse What does it mean to be at the end of life, the end of a family line, the end of a species, or the end of the future itself? To be “at the last” is often a terrifying prospect, but what would it mean if only the lasting remained? When faced with the abrupt end to the continuities of ecolo...(展开全部)

Julius was born in a mansion on Salaverry Avenue, directly across from the old San Felipe Hippodrome. Life-size Disney characters and cowboy movie heroes romp across the walls of his nursery. Out in the carriage house, his great-grandfather's ornate, moldering carriage takes him on imaginary adventures. But Julius's father is dead, and his beautiful young mother passes through ...(展开全部)

In the face of Earth’s environmental breakdown, it is clear that technological innovation alone won’t save our planet. A more radical approach is required, one that involves profound changes in individual and collective behavior. Utopianism for a Dying Planet examines the ways the expansive history of utopian thought, from its origins in ancient Sparta and ideas of the Golden A...(展开全部)

威廉•巴勒斯（1914-1997），美国作家，与艾伦•金斯堡及杰克•凯鲁亚克同为“垮掉的一代”文学运动的创始者。被誉为“垮掉的一代”的精神之父和美国后现代主义创作的先驱之一。晚年涉足演艺界，创作流行歌曲，拍电影，绘画，还为耐克运动鞋在电视上做广告，几乎无所不为。主要作品有《瘾君子》《裸体午餐》、《贩毒者》《软机器》《爆炸的票》《新星快车》等。

威廉•巴勒斯（1914-1997），美国作家，与艾伦•金斯堡及杰克•凯鲁亚克同为“垮掉的一代”文学运动的创始者。被誉为“垮掉的一代”的精神之父和美国后现代主义创作的先驱之一。晚年涉足演艺界，创作流行歌曲，拍电影，绘画，还为耐克运动鞋在电视上做广告，几乎无所不为。主要作品有《瘾君子》《裸体午餐》、《贩毒者》《软机器》《爆炸的票》《新星快车》等。

In this time of extinctions, the humble snail rarely gets a mention. And yet snails are disappearing faster than any other species. In A World in a Shell, Thom van Dooren offers a collection of snail stories from Hawai'i—once home to more than 750 species of land snails, almost two-thirds of which are now gone. Following snail trails through forests, laboratories, museums, and ...(展开全部)

In this time of extinctions, the humble snail rarely gets a mention. And yet snails are disappearing faster than any other species. In A World in a Shell, Thom van Dooren offers a collection of snail stories from Hawai'i—once home to more than 750 species of land snails, almost two-thirds of which are now gone. Following snail trails through forests, laboratories, museums, and ...(展开全部)

Taking a novel approach to the contradictory impulses of violence and care, illness and healing, this book radically shifts the way we think of the interrelations of institutions and experiences in a globalizing world. Living and Dying in the Contemporary World is not just another reader in medical anthropology but a true tour de force—a deep exploration of all that makes life ...(展开全部)