Table of Contents

1. One way of becoming a termite

2. Locked-down in a space that's still pretty vast

3. 'Earth' is a proper noun

4. 'Earth' is feminine, 'Universe' is masculine

5. A whole cascade of engendering troubles

6. 'Here below' – except there is no up above

7. Letting the economy bob to the surface

8. Describing the territory, only, the right way round

9. The unfreezing of the landscape

10. Multiplying the number of mortal bodies

11. The return of ethnogeneses

12. Some pretty strange battles

13. Scattering in all directions

14. A little further reading

About the Author

Bruno Latour’s transdisciplinary work, ranging across philosophy, history, anthropology and sociology, has positioned him as one of the world’s most influential thinkers. After teaching at the École des Mines in Paris from 1982 to 2006, he was appointed Professor at the Institut d'études politiques (Sciences Po), where he served as vice-president for research from 2007 to 2013. His many books include Laboratory Life, We Have Never Been Modern, Facing Gaia and Down to Earth.

Reviews

"astonishing meditation"
New York Times "In After Lockdown, the French philosopher and anthropologist Bruno Latour takes a more radical stance. With the current pandemic we experience a dress-rehearsal for what climate change has in store, he thinks. So, we'd better learn to re-orient ourselves and take stock of our lives. For that, we need a new compass, an entirely different cosmology, he claims – different, that is, from the metaphysics which provides the basic conceptual framework of most modern thought."
The Montreal Review "In After Lockdown: A Metamorphosis, Bruno Latour explores how the experience of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to better understand our connections with other living beings, in ways that might be conducive to confronting our climate crisis. This book will be of interest to anyone wanting to explore the philosophical meanings of lockdowns, Gaia theories and climate politics."
LSE Review of Books "a novel and important contribution"
Journal of Ecohumanism

"Readers new to Latour will find this book intriguing and relevant, an eminently useful introduction to his approach to social science… [a] provocative and beautiful book…"
Social Forces