Antennae issue 31 - 'Multispecies intra-action' is now online!

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The zoocentrism that has more recently characterized the rapid development of animal studies has in many ways been productive, but perhaps inadvertently, it has also replaced one centric system with another, substantially bypassing the scientific and philosophical theories that have marked the past fifteen years. As it can be clearly seen by casting an eye on Antennae’s past issues, many of our contributions have already posed questions related to plants, and bacteria, whilst some have nurtured a soft spot for those animals who cannot return the gaze, or that do not ontologically clearly fit any group or species. In brief, expanding our domain of enquiry has always been central to Antennae. It is from this perspective that with this issue, the journal embarks on a new and challenging year-long project focusing on the emerging theories of new materialism, multispecies ethnography, bioart, and environmental concern. This project is titled Beyond Animal Studies and it begins with the publication of two installments dedicated to multispecies-Intra-action: new ways of thinking multispecies aesthetics through Karen Barad’s agential realism, co-edited with artist/curator Madeleine Boyd. This first offering will be followed by an issue edited by artists and theorists Suzanne Anker and Sabine Flach focusing on the proceedings of an exciting conference dedicated to bioart titled Naturally Hypernatural that took place in New York in November 2014. Whilst the last segment of this publishing project will comprise two issues on art and environment that will be made available in December 2015 and March 2016.

CONTENTS

Multispecies Becoming in the Anthropocene By Madeleine Boyd

Towards a Performative Multispecies Aesthetic
By Madeleine Boyd

Multispecies Art Practice
By Madeleine Boyd, Hayden Fowler, Louise Fowler-Smith, and Elizabeth Gervay

Janet Laurence: Aesthetics of Care
By Prue Gibson, Janet Laurence

Blackbox Intra-action
By Craig Campbell

Balthazar
By Maximilian Haas

Float Like a Butterfly; Sting Like a Bee
By Nigel Helyer

The Transposon
By Andre Brodyk