Liquid metal, liquid crystal meets swimming Nanorobots: on the political aesthetics of self-organising behaviours in life systems
Leslie, Esther (2022) Liquid metal, liquid crystal meets swimming Nanorobots: on the political aesthetics of self-organising behaviours in life systems. In: Finke, M. and Nakas, K. (eds.) Fluidity: Materials in Motion. Berlin, Germany: Reimer, pp. 105-120. ISBN 9783496016724.
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Abstract
Book synopsis: Fluidity is about materials in motion rather than a general flux of matter. It is a diverse, challenging phenomenon. This volume contributes to a critical cultural rheology examining the material complexities, epistemic functions, political ramifications, and ecological dimensions of fluidity The volume deals with materials in motion. It is a contribution to a critical cultural rheology and examines the material complexity, the epistemic functions, the political and ecological dimensions of fluidity. Fluidity deals with materials in motion - active and activated, mobile and mobilized. The focus is not on a general flow of matter, but on diverse interdependencies and mixtures of real materials and the associated metaphors, imaginations and theoretical challenges. Fluidity is a complex phenomenon: often confusing, viscous, turbulent, sometimes catastrophic. The volume is a contribution to a critical cultural rheology and examines the material complexity, the epistemic functions, the political and ecological dimensions of fluidity.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Depositing User: | Esther Leslie |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Sep 2022 12:56 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:53 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/49125 |
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