Title Toxic matters : narrating Italy's dioxin / Monica Seger

Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource Series Under the sign of nature : explorations in ecocriticism Under the sign of nature. Contents Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Narrating Italy's Dioxin -- 1. Seveso: Making Sense -- First Person: Members of the Circolo Legambiente Laura Conti Seveso -- 2. Seveso Stories, or The Importance of Laura Conti -- First Person: Massimiliano Fratter -- 3. Taranto: Past, Present, Future -- First Person: Daniela Spera -- 4. Toxic Tales: Mapping Plurivocality, Mostly on Page -- First Person: Angelo Cannata -- 5. On-screen Engagements: Mapping Plurivocality (and Not) -- First Person: Vincenzo Fornaro 6. Reading Landscapes: Back to the Land in Seveso and Taranto -- First Person: The Ammostro Artist Collective -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Recent books in the series Summary "Toxic Matters considers two Italian crises of environment and human health related to dioxin: the 1976 Seveso disaster and the disaster still unfolding in Taranto, long home to the Ilva steelworks. Toxic Matters traces a dialogue between Seveso and Taranto, exploring a common interplay between bodies, soil, industrial emissions, and the wealth of dynamic matter that passes in between. At the same time, it emphasizes the crucial function of storytelling for making sense of this modern-day reality, and for shifting existing power dynamics as exposed communities raise their voices. Grounded in Italian cases and texts, Toxic Matters looks out to pressing questions of toxicity, embodiment, and narrative faced by communities worldwide"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Environmental degradation -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Seveso Environmental degradation -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Taranto Discourse analysis, Narrative -- Italy -- Seveso Discourse analysis, Narrative -- Italy -- Taranto Dioxins -- Health aspects -- Italy -- Seveso Dioxins -- Health aspects -- Italy -- Taranto Chemical industry -- Health aspects -- Italy -- Seveso Steel industry and trade -- Health aspects -- Italy -- Taranto LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Nature Chemical industry -- Health aspects Dioxins -- Health aspects Discourse analysis, Narrative Ecology Environmental degradation -- Social aspects Steel industry and trade -- Health aspects SUBJECT Seveso (Italy) -- Environmental conditions Taranto (Italy) -- Environmental conditions Subject Italy -- Seveso Italy -- Taranto Form Electronic book LC no. 2022008355 ISBN 9780813948379 0813948371

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