Toxic: A Tour of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Toxic tours in the Ecuadorian Amazon have educated people about oil contamination through personal experience and local knowledge, challenging them to consider the immediacy of environmental issues and their role in the production, consumption, and exposure of pollution. Toxic is a graphic novel that visually explores this topic, following the story of three fictional participants and challenging readers to reflect on their own involvement in pollution.

Format: Hardback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 05 April 2024
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Over the past decade, people have gained awareness of oil contamination in the Ecuadorian Amazon through toxic tours that involve guided visits to contaminated sites. These tours combine personal experiences and local knowledge to effectively convey the urgency of environmental issues. Drawing on extensive research and fieldwork, the graphic novel "Toxic" offers a visual journey through the Amazon, featuring three fictional participants and vivid depictions of waste pits, gas flares, and the precarious lives of those living in the region. The book challenges readers to contemplate the implications of living in a place and historical moment where victims of industrial toxicants are constantly required to prove the existence of harm. "Toxic" serves as a powerful reflection on the role of pollutants in our daily lives, prompting readers to consider their own involvement in the production, consumption, and exposure of pollution, both in the Amazon and in their own communities.

Weight: 660g
Dimension: 241 x 197 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781487509514