{"product_id":"9783031943348","title":"The Nonhuman Narratives of Energy Multispecies Encounters in Extraction Zones","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Animals and Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Nonhuman Narratives of Energy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMultispecies Encounters in Extraction Zones\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJosephine Taylor\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book brings the emerging field of petrocultures and energy humanities discourse into conversation with the field of animal studies. Taylor examines how fossil fuels have frequently been described as the lifeblood of capitalist modernity, making petroleum appear as something intrinsic to human life. Through examining works such as Herman Melville's \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Nnedi Okorafor’s \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eLagoon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eMichel Faber’s \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eUnder the Skin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethis book highlights the commodification of nonhuman life in the history of energy and, paradoxically, how these nonhuman actors have been unacknowledged and silenced through time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosephine Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College Dublin, Ireland, where she works on the Energy Narratives and Change in Coastal Communities in Ireland project. She undertook her PhD research at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, in Comparative Literature and Culture. Her research specialisations are interdisciplinary in scope, exploring areas of feminism, science fiction, energy cultures and animal studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 June 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031943348\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e168\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51032089067660,"sku":"9783031943348","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031943348.jpg?v=1782484502","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031943348","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}