Every Living Thing
The Politics of Life in Common
Jenell Johnson
“Rhetoric needs more audacious scholarship, and Every Living Thing is audacious yet rigorous. The inclusive nature of Johnson’s approach is exemplary. Scholars of rhetoric will be citing from all parts of this book for years to come.”
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Including short interviews with celebrated ecological writer Dorion Sagan, former NASA Planetary Protection Officer Catharine Conley, and leading figure in Indigenous and environmental studies Kyle Whyte, Every Living Thing provides a capacious view of life in the natural world. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in biodiversity, bioethics, and the environment.
“Rhetoric needs more audacious scholarship, and Every Living Thing is audacious yet rigorous. The inclusive nature of Johnson’s approach is exemplary. Scholars of rhetoric will be citing from all parts of this book for years to come.”
“Every Living Thing is a highly original work that is also readily recognizable, which is a testament to how on point its concept is. It is brilliantly novel yet familiar. Jenell Johnson’s style and scholarship, which are of the highest caliber, are worthy of deep respect.”
Jenell Johnson is Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is the author of American Lobotomy and has edited or coedited numerous volumes, including The Neuroscientific Turn, Biocitizenship, Rhetoric of Health and Medicine As/Is, and Graphic Reproduction, this last also published by Penn State University Press.
Acknowledgements
Introduction: This Thing We Call Life
Life Is Like a Verb: A Conversation with Dorion Sagan
1. Life in Water, Life in Stone: The Limits of Bioidentification
Kinship, Consent, and Mutual Responsibility: A Conversation with Kyle Whyte
2. A Sense of Commonality: Bioidentification in Deep Ecology
3. Death Itself: The Politics of Human Extinction
4. “This Universe Belongs to Life”: Planetary Protection and Planetary Belonging
Signs of Life: A Conversation with Catharine Conley
Conclusion: De Anima
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Download a PDF sample chapter here: Introduction
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