Life above earth: An introduction

Abstract

Life Above Earth is a deterrestrialization of anthropological thought. It is an introductory exploration of vitalities, materials, and movements that are skyward, spacey, and atmospheric, asking how a new generation of anthropological work might see old habits in novel domains, find habitats where we thought there were none, and entangle our theorizing with intraconnective potential. Anthropocenic times demand an ascendant orientation as we become conscious climate inhabitants living within weather-weathered political economies. To analytically inhabit life above earth means moving beyond simply charting the space above us and instead seeking out forms of porous mutuality.