TY - BOOK AU - Elias,Amy AU - Moraru,Christian TI - The Planetary Turn: Relationality and Geoaesthetics in the Twenty-First Century SN - 9780810130746 PB - Northwestern University Press KW - Philosophy / Criticism KW - bisacsh KW - Philosophy KW - Electronic books N1 - Access copy available to the general public N2 - A groundbreaking collection that pursues the rise of geoculture as an essential framework for arts criticism, The Planetary Turn shows how the planetâ€"as territory, sociopolitical arena, space of interaction for life, and artistic themeâ€"is increasingly the conceptual and political dimension in which artists picture themselves and their work. In an introduction that comprehensively defines the planetary model of art, culture, and cultural-aesthetic interpretation, the editors explain how the planet is emerging as distinct from older concepts of globalization, cosmopolitanism, and environmentalism and is becoming a new ground for work in literature, art, and social humanities. Written by internationally recognized scholars, the twelve essays illustrate the unfolding of a new vision of potential planetary community that retools earlier models based on the nation-state or political “blocsâ€_x009d_ and reimagines cultural, political, aesthetic, and ethical relationships for the postâ€"Cold War era UR - https://openresearchlibrary.org/content/76de88d3-109b-44d4-a291-2498469169c5 ER -