“Becoming Undone allows us to hear with new ears the words of Bergson, Irigaray, Uexküll, Deleuze and Guattari, and especially Darwin. The result is a surprising and exciting feminism in conversation with biophilosophy and art practice. Elizabeth Grosz offers a rich, provocative, not-quite-materialist philosophy of life, matter, and the creative cosmos.”—Jane Bennett, author of Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of ... Read moreThings “With a passionate call for philosophy and feminism to embrace the transformative power of life as difference, Becoming Undone describes with elegant arguments the unexpected legacy of Darwin in the ontology of Bergson, Deleuze, and Irigaray, as well as their promise for an as yet unforeseeable future.”—Paola Marrati, author of Gilles Deleuze: Cinema and Philosophy "[A] provocative, thoroughly researched, and beautifully written exploration of the question of difference in its material, political, and aestheticdimensions. . . . Becoming Undone is a fascinating project, not only because of its invaluable contribution to the discourses of posthumanism and material feminism, but also due to its convincing interpretation of Darwinian theory as an intricate philosophical worldview."
Vera Coleman
Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
“Grosz’s book is well written and easily accessible even for someone who does not know a great deal about the theorists with whom she engages.”
Lasse Thomassen
Perspectives on Politics
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