Ethics and Cultural Studies

TL;DR: The authors argue that new materialist texts are often founded upon and supported by a problematic moralistic rhetoric, and employ a somatechnic framework to show that the ethical investment guiding much of the new materialism could be thought of as a particular vitalism, in which matter possesses an inherent life-force.

TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative study of 20 public relations practitioners examines power in public relations through the lens of bio-power, the control and management of human life through regulatory and discursive forces (Foucault, 1978; Macey, 2009; Vogelaar, 2007).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the aims of this publication along with guidelines to locate and connect the essays part of the edited volume, and highlight the original contribution of the author.

TL;DR: The authors propose the concept of "lichenizing" as a collaborative methodology for engaging with the lively pedagogy of the more-than-human, looking to the multispecies mosaic of lichen as teacher and ally.