Book Review: Animism in Art and Performance

Some geologists posit that humanity’s existence is merely a blip on the earth’s vast timeline, and while our species might self-destruct, the planet will carry on just fine. Though this fatalist thinking might be true, the recently published Palgrave and Macmillan book Animism in Art and Performance (2017) offers more optimistic perspectives, exploring the different ways in which we could recalibrate our future with the earth.

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