The posthuman ethical possibilities of interspecies solidarity Dubious environmentalism in contemporary feminist performance arts and current Hungarian popular culture

Abstract

In my paper, I explore the significance of solidarity that reaches beyond human society’s anthropocentric framework. I focus on interspecies relationalities and feminist interpretations of “mess mates’ co-dependence” in contemporary arts and popular culture. I draw on Donna Haraway’s ecofeminist ideas to analyze contemporary Hungarian political journalism, tabloids, and legal regulations as well as seminal international pieces of feminist performance arts, including Jaqueline Traide’s controversial PETA/LUSH carnal endurance art performance that simultaneously fights for women’s and animals’ rights.