Waste

Name: Waste
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SKU: 9781628924367
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By Dr. Brian Thill

Series: Object Lessons

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Waste explores the multifaceted nature of waste, considering objects not only as refuse but as elements intertwined with time, sentiment, and circumstance. Dr. Brian Thill examines various forms of waste—from nuclear and climate debris to digital detritus and pop-culture rubbish—unpacking our complex emotional and intellectual relationships with what we discard. Part of the Object Lessons series, the book invites readers to rethink their troubled relationship with the decaying world surrounding them.
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This insightful and beautifully crafted work will appeal to readers interested in environmental issues, cultural studies, and philosophy, as well as those who appreciate thoughtful reflections on everyday objects and their hidden significance.

"Waste "explores the question: from nuclear waste to digital detritus, what can we learn about ourselves from what we let go to waste?

Waste explores the question: from nuclear waste to digital detritus, what can we learn about ourselves from what we let go to waste?

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Though we try to imagine otherwise, waste is every object, plus time. Whatever else an object is, it’s also waste—or was, or will be. All that is needed is time or a change of sentiment or circumstance. Waste is not merely the field of discarded objects, but the name we give to our troubled relationship with the decaying world outside ourselves.

Waste focuses on those waste objects that most fundamentally shape our lives and also attempts to understand our complicated emotional and intellectual relationships to our own refuse: nuclear waste, climate debris, pop-culture rubbish, digital detritus, and more.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

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Critically acclaimed authors praise Waste for its intellectual depth and engaging exploration of a misunderstood subject. Jeff VanderMeer calls it "fascinating, thought-provoking, and necessary," highlighting its lasting impact on readers. Leslie Jamison describes the book as a vigorous and heartfelt investigation into discarded objects, reading it "in one sitting, spellbound." Alexander Chee commends the book as a profound meditation on how waste reflects both personal and societal fates, revealing unexpected treasures.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781628924367

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 November 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 20 b/w images

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 118.0mm

Height: 164.0mm

Weight: 145g

Pages: 152

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Dr. Brian Thill Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Object Lessons

About the Author

Brian Thill is Professor of English at Golden West College, USA. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Jacobin, Mediations, 3:AM Magazine, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere.