9781949199123-1949199126-Energy Culture: Art and Theory on Oil and Beyond (Energy and Society)

Energy Culture: Art and Theory on Oil and Beyond (Energy and Society)

ISBN-13: 9781949199123
ISBN-10: 1949199126
Edition: First Edition
Author: Imre Szeman, Jeff Diamanti
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Format: Paperback 276 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781949199123
ISBN-10: 1949199126
Edition: First Edition
Author: Imre Szeman, Jeff Diamanti
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Format: Paperback 276 pages

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Energy Culture: Art and Theory on Oil and Beyond (Energy and Society) (ISBN-13: 9781949199123 and ISBN-10: 1949199126), written by authors Imre Szeman, Jeff Diamanti, was published by West Virginia University Press in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Energy Culture: Art and Theory on Oil and Beyond (Energy and Society) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Energy Culture is a provocative book about oil’s firm grip on our politics and everyday lives. It brings together essays and artwork produced in a collaborative environment to stimulate new ways of thinking and to achieve a more just and sustainable world.

The original work collected in Energy Culture creatively engages energy as a social form through lively arguments and artistic research organized around three vectors of inquiry. The first maps how fossil fuels became, and continue to be, embedded in North American society, from the ideology of tar sands reclamation projects to dreams of fiber optic cables running through the Northwest Passage. The second comprises creative and artistic responses to the dominance of fossil fuels in everyday life and to the challenge of realizing new energy cultures. The final section addresses the conceptual and political challenges posed by energy transition and calls into question established views on energy. Its contributions caution against solar capitalism, explore the politics of sabotage, and imagine an energy efficient transportation system called “the switch.” Imbued with a sense of urgency and hope, Energy Culture exposes the deep imbrications of energy and culture while pointing provocatively to ways of thinking and living otherwise.

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