深夜亚洲福利久久

Abstract

Given the expansive range of cultural, historical, and ecological contexts conjured up by de-extinction, the aim of this double special issue (the second half of which will be published next year) is to trace the parameters of 鈥渟pecies revival鈥� in an array of locales and across a variety of scientific and artistic sites where the meaning of 鈥渞eviving鈥� an extinct species is still hotly contested. We see 鈥渟pecies revival鈥� as a term that requires careful unpacking to assess its feasibility, moral and ethical stakes, and impact on culture, conservation, technoscientific development, and Indigenous-settler relations (particularly those inclusive of Traditional Ecological Knowledge frameworks that regard ecological restoration as essential for reparation and meeting responsibilities to more-than-human relations). Our overarching approach to both issues then is to closely examine technoscientific methods of de-extinction (cloning, gene editing, and back-breeding) alongside long-standing or emerging species conservation initiatives like rewilding, cryobanking, or assisted migration. Further to this, we are also setting the stage for a broad but nevertheless comprehensive analysis of 鈥渟pecies revival鈥� as an artistic and cultural engagement with the science of copying, mixing, and restoring species and ecosystems. As such, we explore how de-extinction is co-constituted by an uneasy alliance of artistic and scientific modes of experimentation.