Lunar Cemetery
Global Heterotopia and the Biopolitics of Death
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3980816 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katarina Damjanov (0000-0001-7997-450X, Katarina Damjanov (researcher, teacher), 11/789 Park Street, Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159-162 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leonardo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/leon_a_00516 |
| OpenAlex | W2155784531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
The burial of human remains on the Moon conjures up the idea of a lunar cemetery. This paper reviews related artistic projects and practices and situates the concept of the lunar cemetery in relation to Michel Foucault's articulation of the notions of heterotopia and biopolitics to explore the implications of perceiving the Moon as a globally shared space populated by the dead. The author also suggests that the possibility of a cemetery on the Moon reveals peculiar biopolitical approaches toward lunar space, in which death is used to uphold its heterotopic potential and support the envisioning of prospects for humanity's future beyond the globe
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Articulation (sociology) · Biopower · Globe · Heterotopia (medicine) · Humanity · Michel foucault · Political science · Politics · Relation (database) · Sociology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Spatial and Cultural Studies · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |