Plastic Legacies
Pollution, Persistence, and Politics
2021
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- About this editionISBN: 9781771993272, 1771993278Page count: 276Published: 2021Format: PaperbackPublisher: Athabasca University PressLanguage: EnglishEditors: Ian Shaw, Sy Taffel, Trisia FarrellyCreate citationTable of contents"There is virtually nowhere on Earth today that remains untouched by plastic and ecosystems are evolving to adapt to this new context. While plastics have revolutionized our modern world, new and often unforeseen effects of plastic and its production are continually being discovered. Plastics are entangled in multiple ecological and social crises, from the plasticization of the oceans to the embeddedness of plastics in political hierarchies. The complexities surrounding the global plastic crisis require an interdisciplinary approach and the materialities of plastic demand new temporalities of thought and action. Plastic Legacies brings together scholars from the fields of marine biology, psychology, anthropology, environmental studies, Indigenous studies, and media studies to investigat...Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessCommon terms and phrasesaccumulationactactionactivismadditionapproacharguesassociatedattentionbagsbeadsbecomebodiesbottlescaringcarryChangechapterchemicalsclothescollectivecommunitiescomplexconcernconsideredconsumersconsumptioncontaminantscreatecrisisculturaldesigneddisposalDuke Universityecologicaleconomyeffectsemergedengageentangledenvironmentenvironmentalet alexamplefibresformsglobalMore terms and phrasesShow lessGet bookBorrowFind in a librarySearch in WorldCat.Search WorldCatAbout the workOriginally published: 2021Editors: Trisia Farrelly, Sy Taffel, Ian ShawSubject: Nature / Animals / Marine Life, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Plastic scrap, Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects, Plastics industry and trade -- Social aspects, Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects -- Social aspects, Plastics -- Environmental aspects -- Environmental aspects -- Social aspects, Plastics industry and trade -- Environmental aspects -- Social aspects -- Social aspectsMOREPublisher