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Against the Aestheticization of Technofossils: Considering Migrant Labor and Petrochemical Feedstocks in the Future History of Plastic
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Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Abstract Plastic and its waste are eye-catching and culturally laden materials. Given that their histories have become entangled with the notion of the technofossil, how can we resist the temptation to aestheticize this material legacy which is accumulating in the rock record? Guiding us through the historic... view more
Plastic and its waste are eye-catching and culturally laden materials. Given that their histories have become entangled with the notion of the technofossil, how can we resist the temptation to aestheticize this material legacy which is accumulating in the rock record? Guiding us through the historical roots, current excesses, and future imaginations of plasticulture in Germany, Spain, and Brazil, historian of technology Andrea Westermann highlights the interconnection of health and environmental hazards as well as consumerism and the exploitation of migrant labor. She calls for including mining and mineral resource issues into future histories of plastic.... view less
Classification
History
Free Keywords
Anthropocene; Anthropozän; Environmental History
Collection Title
Anthropogenic Markers: Stratigraphy and Context
Editor
Rosol, Christoph; Rispoli, Giulia
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0