Katharine Meehan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3721202 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katharine Meehan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katharine |
| FAMILY NAME | Meehan |
| SIGNATURE | MEEHAN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 199 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Force‐full: Power, Politics and Object‐oriented Philosophy
In this paper we construct an object‐oriented approach to power and politics. Building on the work of G raham H arman, we argue that objects are engines of power, able to fully shape the contours of existence through the production of difference and affectivity in the world. We present four key points to underpin our argument. First, we define an object by expanding on the Heideggerian idea that objects are split between their ‘present qualities’…
Political geographies of the object
Disciplining De Facto Development: Water Theft and Hydrosocial Order in Tijuana
Informal and illegal water provision is increasingly targeted as an impediment to state authorities and water development in the Global South. In contrast, this paper uses a biopolitical approach to argue that state authorities use illegal forms of water provision as a source of power, particularly to discipline certain spaces and sectors of the population; and moreover, that such power geometries are deeply uneven. To support these claims, I exa…
Writing the New West: A Critical Review
A vast and growing interdisciplinary research effort has focused on the rise of the so‐called New West, purportedly the product of regional socioeconomic, political, and ecological upheavals in states like Montana and Colorado. Reviewing the growing research on this problem in sociology, economics, geography, and conservation science, this article identifies four central questions at the core of this diverse scholarship. Our review demonstrates t…
Political geographies of the object
Disciplining De Facto Development: Water Theft and Hydrosocial Order in Tijuana
Informal and illegal water provision is increasingly targeted as an impediment to state authorities and water development in the Global South. In contrast, this paper uses a biopolitical approach to argue that state authorities use illegal forms of water provision as a source of power, particularly to discipline certain spaces and sectors of the population; and moreover, that such power geometries are deeply uneven. To support these claims, I exa…
Force‐full: Power, Politics and Object‐oriented Philosophy
In this paper we construct an object‐oriented approach to power and politics. Building on the work of G raham H arman, we argue that objects are engines of power, able to fully shape the contours of existence through the production of difference and affectivity in the world. We present four key points to underpin our argument. First, we define an object by expanding on the Heideggerian idea that objects are split between their ‘present qualities’…
Writing the New West: A Critical Review
A vast and growing interdisciplinary research effort has focused on the rise of the so‐called New West, purportedly the product of regional socioeconomic, political, and ecological upheavals in states like Montana and Colorado. Reviewing the growing research on this problem in sociology, economics, geography, and conservation science, this article identifies four central questions at the core of this diverse scholarship. Our review demonstrates t…
Writing the New West: A Critical Review
A vast and growing interdisciplinary research effort has focused on the rise of the so‐called New West, purportedly the product of regional socioeconomic, political, and ecological upheavals in states like Montana and Colorado. Reviewing the growing research on this problem in sociology, economics, geography, and conservation science, this article identifies four central questions at the core of this diverse scholarship. Our review demonstrates t…
Force‐full: Power, Politics and Object‐oriented Philosophy
In this paper we construct an object‐oriented approach to power and politics. Building on the work of G raham H arman, we argue that objects are engines of power, able to fully shape the contours of existence through the production of difference and affectivity in the world. We present four key points to underpin our argument. First, we define an object by expanding on the Heideggerian idea that objects are split between their ‘present qualities’…
Political geographies of the object
Disciplining De Facto Development: Water Theft and Hydrosocial Order in Tijuana
Informal and illegal water provision is increasingly targeted as an impediment to state authorities and water development in the Global South. In contrast, this paper uses a biopolitical approach to argue that state authorities use illegal forms of water provision as a source of power, particularly to discipline certain spaces and sectors of the population; and moreover, that such power geometries are deeply uneven. To support these claims, I exa…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Power (physics (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (2 works) · Object (grammar (2 works)