VIBRANT MATTER: A POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF THINGS by Jane Bennett | Review by Jared

What do a dirty leather glove, tree pollen, the North American electrical grid, potato chips, and stem cells all have in common? To Jane Bennett, they are all essentially alive, pulsing and vibrating with a vital materiality that unifies all things - living and non-living, human and non-human. In her 2010 book VIBRANT MATTER, Bennett, a political theorist at Johns Hopkins, proposes a philosophy that ties the universe together not through an omniscient god or all-pervading spirit-soul, but by the very material stuff that makes up every thing, substance, place, and person in the world.

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Dude! What a wonderful summary and articulation. Thank you.

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I have been struggling with certain examples in the book and your summary rescued me. Thank you Jared

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You're welcome! I'm so glad it was beneficial to you.

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Very useful and well-articulated. I saw a talk of hers a few years back and quite enjoyed it. Thank you.

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For me the hardest book I've ever read. To better understand it I needed to watch her youtube clips!

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Is there a transcription for this video?