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1 online resource. |
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Under the sign of nature : explorations in ecocriticism
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Under the sign of nature.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Toxic Matters considers two Italian crises of environment and human health related to dioxin: the 1976 Seveso disaster and the disaster still unfolding in Taranto, long home to the Ilva steelworks. Toxic Matters traces a dialogue between Seveso and Taranto, exploring a common interplay between bodies, soil, industrial emissions, and the wealth of dynamic matter that passes in between. At the same time, it emphasizes the crucial function of storytelling for making sense of this modern-day reality, and for shifting existing power dynamics as exposed communities raise their voices. Grounded in Italian cases and texts, Toxic Matters looks out to pressing questions of toxicity, embodiment, and narrative faced by communities worldwide"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Narrating Italy's Dioxin -- 1. Seveso: Making Sense -- First Person: Members of the Circolo Legambiente Laura Conti Seveso -- 2. Seveso Stories, or The Importance of Laura Conti -- First Person: Massimiliano Fratter -- 3. Taranto: Past, Present, Future -- First Person: Daniela Spera -- 4. Toxic Tales: Mapping Plurivocality, Mostly on Page -- First Person: Angelo Cannata -- 5. On-screen Engagements: Mapping Plurivocality (and Not) -- First Person: Vincenzo Fornaro |
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6. Reading Landscapes: Back to the Land in Seveso and Taranto -- First Person: The Ammostro Artist Collective -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Recent books in the series |
| Local Note |
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Environmental degradation -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Seveso.
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Environmental degradation -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Taranto.
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Discourse analysis, Narrative -- Italy -- Seveso.
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Discourse analysis, Narrative -- Italy -- Taranto.
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Dioxins -- Health aspects -- Italy -- Seveso.
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Dioxins -- Health aspects -- Italy -- Taranto.
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Chemical industry -- Health aspects -- Italy -- Seveso.
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Steel industry and trade -- Health aspects -- Italy -- Taranto.
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Seveso (Italy) -- Environmental conditions.
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Taranto (Italy) -- Environmental conditions.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Nature |
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Chemical industry -- Health aspects |
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Dioxins -- Health aspects |
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Discourse analysis, Narrative |
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Ecology |
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Environmental degradation -- Social aspects |
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Steel industry and trade -- Health aspects |
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Italy -- Seveso |
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Italy -- Taranto |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Seger, Monica, 1980- Toxic matters. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022 9780813948355 (DLC) 2022008354 (OCoLC)1285555545 |
| ISBN |
9780813948379 (ebook) |
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0813948371 (ebook) |
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9780813948355 (hardcover) |
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9780813948362 (paperback) |
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