Maan Barua

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Plantationocene

Theorizing the Contemporary

Plantationocene

In what ways does the Plantationocene offer an analytic for specifying a planetary condition? Driven by this question, this collection of short essays provides... More

Introduction: Plantationocene

Theorizing the Contemporary

Introduction: Plantationocene

Planetary transformations are dynamic and uneven. The unending quest to produce even more commodities is underpinned by the violent expropriation of human labor... More

Virtual Virulence and Metabolic Life

Covid-19

Virtual Virulence and Metabolic Life

In early February 2020, three days after the first Covid-19 case was detected in India, a message went viral on social media. “BOILER CHICKEN HAS BEEN FOUND TO ... More

Animal Work: Metabolic, Ecological, Affective

Theorizing the Contemporary

Animal Work: Metabolic, Ecological, Affective

What work does the naturalization of work do? What are its political-economic implications? Trajectories of bringing nature into the ambit of capitalist accum... More