‘A random assembly of geometric forms’: Thing Theory in J. G. Ballard's and Ray Bradbury's short stories

• Published in: Orbis litterarum Vol. 79; no. 5; pp. 423 - 431
• Main Author: Tereszewski, Marcin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Bradbury, Ray (1920-2012); J. G. Ballard; new materialism; New Wave; Ray Bradbury; Thing Theory

Thing Theory is a relatively new field of research, developed largely by Bill Brown on the basis of an already existing new materialist movement with roots reaching back to Martin Heidegger's interrogation of the ontology of things in ‘Das Ding’. Focusing on the interconnectedness of objects, t...