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Asbestos - The Last Modernist Object
Asbestos - The Last Modernist Object
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Asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral fiber, has been a central part of environmental toxicity, medical ignorance, and legal liability. This book offers a new take on the established history of asbestos from a literary critical perspective, showing how literature and film during and after modernism responded to its proliferation through the built environment and its catastrophic effects on human health. It models an interdisciplinary approach for tracking material intersections between modernism and the environmental and health humanities.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2024
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Few modern materials have had as profound and controversial impacts on histories of environmental toxicity, medical ignorance, and legal liability as asbestos. Originally hailed for its fire-resistant properties, asbestos is now widely recognized for the devastating illnesses it causes. This book presents a fresh literary critical perspective on the established history of asbestos, exploring how literature and film during and after modernism responded to the material's proliferation through the built environment and its catastrophic effects on human health.
Beginning with surprising encounters writers have had with asbestos, such as Franz Kafka's partial ownership of an asbestos factory, Primo Levi's work in an asbestos mine, and James Kelman's early life as an asbestos factory worker, the book seeks to leverage literature to challenge prevailing truths in historical, legal, and medical scholarship. By doing so, it models an interdisciplinary approach for tracing material intersections between modernism and the environmental and health humanities.
The Last Modernist Object offers readers a valuable tool for understanding how to navigate the legacies of toxic materials by engaging with cultural objects. Through its insightful analysis and interdisciplinary approach, the book provides a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between modernism, the environment, and human health, and offers valuable insights for policymakers, activists, and individuals seeking to address these critical issues.
Weight: 418g
Dimension: 155 x 234 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474482431
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