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Feb 25, 2002 metamorphoses takes stock of the situation and attempts to reset priorities within the poststructuralist feminist agenda. The posthuman by rosi braidotti proposes a new interdisciplinary approach to university humanities studies. Metamorphoses share book recommendations with your friends. Towards a materialist theory of becoming edition 1. Rosi braidotti, posthuman knowledge harvard graduate. More information about braidottis forthcoming book, posthuman knowledge can be found on the publishers website. Related book series deleuze studies special issues journal editor.
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