Imagining Air by Tatiana Konrad - 9781804131176

Name: Imagining Air by Tatiana Konrad - 9781804131176
Brand: University of Exeter Press

University of Exeter Press

Imagining AirCultural Axiology and the Politics of Invisibility\nAuthor(s): Tatiana Konrad\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Exeter Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: University of Exeter Press\nISBN-13: 9781804131176, 978-1804131176\nSynopsis\nImagining Air tackles air as a cultural, medical, and environmental phenomenon. Its major aim is to explore airs visibility and invisibility within the environment through the investigation of such phenomena as pollution and pandemics.\n\nThe book provides environmental and medical perspectives on air, in particular how it has historically been envisioned in [url] Canadian and British cultural and literary narratives. The authors explore how these representations and the constructed meanings of air can help us understand the complex nature of air as it pertains to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollution and broader environmental degradation.\n\nChapter authors: Siobhan Carroll, Jeff Diamanti, Corey Dzenko, Clare Hickman, Tatiana Konrad, Ja.