Flotsam: A Theory of Waste in the Anthropocene.

In this article, I propose the concept of flotsam –waste washed-up or discarded in water –as a means of making sense of the pollution of the Anthropocene. Using examples taken from science fiction, notably that of J.G. Ballard's novel The Drought , I suggest that flotsam (and jetsam) embody a capita...

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Publicado en:Substance: A Review of Theory & Literary Criticism Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 59 - 75
Autor principal: McAvan, Emily
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Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press 2024
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