Stranger Things, Plant Life, and Posthuman Endgames: Reading Beckett with Others

Stranger Things, Plant Life, and Posthuman Endgames: Reading Beckett with Others

This essay reads work by Samuel Beckett, especially his prose, with a focus on vegetal ontology and plant life, soil, mud, and dirt. By juxtaposing Beckett with recent fiction, e.g., the Netflix series Stranger Things, contemporary plant theory, and the general ecology of Erich Hörl, posthuman entan...

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Published in:Humanities (Basel) 2022, Vol.11 (2), p.32
Main Author: Olsson, Jesper
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Beckett, Samuel (1906-1989)
Braidotti, Rosi
Cold War
ecology
Laboratories
media
Ontology
plants
posthuman
Samuel Beckett
Stranger Things
vegetal
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Summary:This essay reads work by Samuel Beckett, especially his prose, with a focus on vegetal ontology and plant life, soil, mud, and dirt. By juxtaposing Beckett with recent fiction, e.g., the Netflix series Stranger Things, contemporary plant theory, and the general ecology of Erich Hörl, posthuman entanglements and relations are discussed as part of an ontological infrastructure in the texts, which can also be linked to Beckett’s interest in prosthetics and technical media. It is suggested that an approach of this kind might offer new perspectives on the dispersed subjectivity in Beckett’s texts.
ISSN:2076-0787
2076-0787