Beyond Straw Men: Plastic Pollution and Networked Cultures of Care Volume 4

by Phaedra C. Pezzullo

Book Overview

Addressing plastics can feel overwhelming. Guilt, shame, anger, hurt, fear, dismissiveness, and despair abound. Beyond Straw Men moves beyond "hot take" or straw man fallacies by illustrating how affective counterpublics mobilized around plastics reveal broader stories about environmental justice and social change. Inspired by on- and offline organizing in the Global South and the Global South of the North, Phaedra C. Pezzullo engages public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520393643
• ISBN13: 9780520393646
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"