Decolonizing Geopower. A Dialogue with La Deleuziana
Journal
La Deleuziana
ISSN
2421-3098
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Abstract
La Deleuziana interviewed Federico Luisetti on the state of the debate on geopower. Luisetti discusses the
work of Elizabeth Grosz and Elizabeth Povinelli in relation to his own decolonial critique of the
Anthropocenic discourse. While being critical of her ontological approach to geopower, he largely agrees
with Povinelli’s doubt of using animism as a concept for decolonial emancipatory struggles. Finally,
Luisetti notes that geopower is entangled in dewesternizing and rewesternizing forces that makes any
conception of nature a highly-charged scenery: one that needs a critique of political economy, contesting
the totems and taboos of the Anthropocene, its theologies of nature, as well as its productivist and
consumerist idols.
work of Elizabeth Grosz and Elizabeth Povinelli in relation to his own decolonial critique of the
Anthropocenic discourse. While being critical of her ontological approach to geopower, he largely agrees
with Povinelli’s doubt of using animism as a concept for decolonial emancipatory struggles. Finally,
Luisetti notes that geopower is entangled in dewesternizing and rewesternizing forces that makes any
conception of nature a highly-charged scenery: one that needs a critique of political economy, contesting
the totems and taboos of the Anthropocene, its theologies of nature, as well as its productivist and
consumerist idols.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SHSS - Kulturen, Institutionen, Maerkte (KIM)
Refereed
Yes
Number
4
Start page
98
End page
104
Division(s)
Eprints ID
269457