Oracles and Divinations: A Monument to Biocultural Diversity Loss.
Keywords
Deleuze, Barthes, Derrida, abject loss, coffee farmers, Oaxaca, backyard chickens, divination, ancient oracles, Oxfam, Gandhi, Dairy Queen, Burger King
Abstract
This essay explores the emergency posed by global biocultural diversity loss and the emergence of a new form of electronic monumentality, theorized by Gregory Ulmer in Electronic Monuments, and used here to address the biocultural diversity crisis. Like Ulmer, who created an agency - the EmerAgency - to produce electronic monuments, I have done the same.
Publication Date
2012
Original Citation
Mauer, Barry Jason, ‘Oracles and Divinations: A Monument to Biocultural Diversity Loss’, Excursions, 3, 1 (2012) URL: http://www.excursions-journal.org.uk/index.php/excursions/article/view/58
Document Type
Paper
Copyright Status
Author retained
Publication Version
Publisher's version
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
Department
English
STARS Citation
Mauer, Barry J., "Oracles and Divinations: A Monument to Biocultural Diversity Loss." (2012). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 608.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/608
Accessibility Statement
This item was created or digitized prior to April 24, 2027, or is a reproduction of legacy media created before that date. It is preserved in its original, unmodified state specifically for research, reference, or historical recordkeeping. In accordance with the ADA Title II Final Rule, the University Libraries provides accessible versions of archival materials upon request. To request an accommodation for this item, please submit an accessibility request form.