"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 ...
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"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"--
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