TY - JOUR AU - Joo, Kee Wha PY - 2021/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - TOWARDS HARMONY AND PEACE WITH NONHUMANS: Pandemics and Ecological Democracy in Greg Bear’s Darwin’s Children JF - Journal of Dharma JA - JD VL - 46 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/jd/article/view/3580 SP - 445-462 AB - <p>Due to rising interest in Anthropocene and the COVID-19 pandemic, this essay aims to explore the fictional viral pandemics and the posthuman society in Greg Bear’s <em>Darwin’s Children</em> through the lens of new materialism and puts forth <em>Homo monstercus</em> as a new image of humanity fit for new lifeform in the era of the pandemic. As a descendent of <em>Homo sapiens</em>, <em>Homo monstercus</em> is the new protagonist of the future Earth, monster-like humanity, constantly transforming and evolving to survive the Anthropocene in harmony and peace with nonhumans. By applying theories such as Gilbert Simondon’s individuation theory and Bruno Latour’s actor-network theory and using concepts such as Karen Barad’s intra-action, Stacy Alaimo’s trans-corporeality, Donna Haraway’s companion species, this paper analyzes the anthropocentric relationship with nonhumans, divulges ecological and democratic ethic which enables their harmonious coexistence and symbiosis.</p> ER -