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Risk (2021)
Book Chapter
Botha, M. (2021). Risk. In P. Waugh, & M. Botha (Eds.), Future Theory: A Handbook to Critical Concepts (411-432). Bloomsbury

A Theory of Minimalism (2017)
Book
Botha, M. (2017). A Theory of Minimalism. Bloomsbury

The explosion of minimalism into the worlds of visual arts, music and literature in the mid-to-late twentieth century presents one of the most radical and decisive revolutions in aesthetic history. Detested by some, embraced by others, minimalism's i... Read More about A Theory of Minimalism.

Toward a Critical Poetics of Securitization: A response to Anker, Castronovo, Harkins, Masterson, and Williams (2016)
Journal Article
Botha, M. (2016). Toward a Critical Poetics of Securitization: A response to Anker, Castronovo, Harkins, Masterson, and Williams. American Literary History, 28(4), 779-786. https://doi.org/10.1093/alh/ajw054

In this brief set of responses to the five challenging and insightful articles gathered above under the banner, Security Studies and American Literary History, I draw attention to a particularly pressing area for future research on the relation betwe... Read More about Toward a Critical Poetics of Securitization: A response to Anker, Castronovo, Harkins, Masterson, and Williams.

The Poetics of Remoteness (2015)
Book Chapter
Botha, M. (2015). The Poetics of Remoteness. In C. Lemke, & J. Wawrzinek (Eds.), Weeds and viruses : ecopolitics and the demands of theory (21-48). Wissenschaflicher Verlag Trier

Why minimalism matters: radical quantity and the representation of immanence (2014)
Journal Article
Botha, M. (2015). Why minimalism matters: radical quantity and the representation of immanence. Textual Practice, 29(4), 745-772. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236x.2014.969300

Quantity underpins contemporary existence. This point is convincingly argued by Badiou and a host of thinkers writing in his wake. The present piece proposes that the minimalist aesthetic offers us remarkable insight into this quantitative ontology,... Read More about Why minimalism matters: radical quantity and the representation of immanence.

Social tipping points and Earth systems dynamics (2014)
Journal Article
Bentley, R., Maddison, E., Ranner, P., Bissell, J., Caiado, C., Bhatanacharoen, P., …Garnett, P. (2014). Social tipping points and Earth systems dynamics. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2, Article 35. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2014.00035

Recently, Early Warning Signals (EWS) have been developed to predict tipping points in Earth Systems. This discussion highlights the potential to apply EWS to human social and economic systems, which may also undergo similar critical transitions. Soc... Read More about Social tipping points and Earth systems dynamics.