Friction and assemblies: multispecies alliances and entanglements in the ruins of capitalism

Authors

  • Martina Davidson Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.65530/e6kcpm88

Keywords:

fricción, alianzas multiespecie, capitalismo, decolonialidad

Abstract

This article examines how the frictions generated by global capitalism relate to multispecies alliances and entanglements from a critical and decolonial perspective. Drawing on Anna Tsing’s theoretical framework, it analyzes the dynamics of resistance that emerge in encounters between human and nonhuman forms of life. It highlights how these interactions challenge the hegemonic structures of capitalism and coloniality, revealing the possibility of alternative forms of coexistence and practices of resistance within the ruins of the capitalist system.

Author Biography

  • Martina Davidson, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    (elle/ella) es doctore en Bioética, Ética Aplicada y Salud Colectiva por la Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Miembre del Laboratorio de Ética Animal y Ambiental de la Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil. Investigadore antiespecista, transfeminista, anarquista, crip y animalista.

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Published

2026-02-26

How to Cite

Friction and assemblies: multispecies alliances and entanglements in the ruins of capitalism. (2026). Revista Latinoamericana De Estudios Críticos Animales, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.65530/e6kcpm88