Nonhuman Narratives of Energy

This book brings the emerging field of petrocultures and energy humanities discourse into conversation with the field of animal studies. Taylor examines how fossil fuels have frequently been described as the lifeblood of capitalist modernity, making petroleum appear as something intrinsic to human life. Through examining works such as Herman Melville''s Moby Dick, Nnedi Okorafor’s Lagoon and Miche...