Overview

Over the past decade, people have learned about oil contamination in the Ecuadorian Amazon through 'Toxic Tours' in which a guide brings participants — students, lawyers, environmental activists, journalists, or foreign tourists — to visit contaminated sites. These toxic tours combine personal experience and local knowledge to convince visitors of the immediacy of environmental issues. Drawing on extensive research and fieldwork, Toxic takes the reader on a visual toxic tour through the Amazon. Following the story of three fictional participants, this graphic novel paints a visceral picture of the waste pits, gas flares, and precarious lives of people in this region. The book challenges the reader to consider what it means to live in a place and historical moment where those most burdened by industrial toxicants are continually required to prove that harm has occurred. Toxic is a vivid reflection on the role of pollutants in our everyday lives, ultimately asking readers to reflect on how we are each implicated in the production, consumption, and exposure of pollution both in the Amazon and at home.

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Author:   Amelia Fiske ,  Jonas Fischer
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781487509521

ISBN 10:   1487509529
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   05 April 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Amelia Fiske is a senior research fellow in the Institute for History and Ethics in Medicine at the Technical University of Munich. Jonas Fischer is an illustrator and comic artist and holds a Master of Arts from the Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design.

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