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Acting with the World: Agency in the Anthropocene
By
Andrew Pickering
Andrew Pickering
Andrew Pickering is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Philosophy at Exeter University and author of
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Duke University Press
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This content is made freely available by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved.
ISBN electronic:
978-1-4780-6049-9
Publication date:
2025
Book Chapter
The Mississippi: Enframing and Letting Go
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Published:February 2025
This chapter reviews the history of flood-control measures on the Mississippi River as examples of enframing and acting on nature. The chapter analyzes the place of science in enframing and intensified flooding as the dark side of enframing. Poiesis appears here briefly as tactics of letting go such as partial removal of levees to control flooding naturally and restore lost land.
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