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  • Rubbish Belongs to the Poor

    Hygienic Enclosure and the Waste Commons

    Series series Anthropology, Culture and Society
    Rubbish. Waste. Trash. Whatever term you choose to describe the things we throw away, the connotations are the same; of something dirty, useless and incontrovertibly 'bad'. But does such a dismissive rendering mask a more nuanced reality?In Rubbish Belongs to the Poor, Patrick O'Hare journeys to the heart of Uruguay's waste disposal system in order to reconceptualize rubbish as a 21st century ... Read more

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    Cartonera Publishers in Latin America

    **2023 LASA Visual Culture Studies Section Book Prize, Latin American Studies Association (LASA)The first comprehensive study of cartonera, a vibrant publishing phenomenon born in Latin America.**A publishing phenomenon and artistic project, cartonera was born in the wake of Argentina’s 2001 economic crisis. Infused with a rebellious spirit, it has exploded in popularity, with hundreds of ... Read more

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