Wastiary A bestiary of waste

• Other Authors: Hennessy Picard, Michael (Editor), Brenchat Aguilar, Albert (Editor), Carroll, Timothy (Editor), Gilbert, Jane (Editor), Miller, Nicola (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: London UCL Press 2023
• Subjects: Cultural studies; Sociology & anthropology; History of architecture; Human geography; Ethical issues & debates; Urban communities; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Humanities; waste;waste studies;cultural studies;modern languages;environment;social sciences
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Summary

Wastiary, or Bestiary of Waste, is a creative exercise that occupies letters, numbers, and symbols of Western academic language to compose a list of 35 short entries on the uncomfortable but pressing topic of waste in the contemporary world. The collection is richly illustrated with artwork, photography, collage and mixed media. The book is a heterodox compendium of 'beasts of waste', playfully re-imagining the medieval treatise on various kinds of animal. It conveys the message that various forms of waste and pollution have achieved a beast-like or untameable quality, at times pungently transferring to considerations of 'the human', or humans treated as waste.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (178 p.)

ISBN

111.9781800085183
9781800085190
9781800085206
9781800085213

Access

Open Access