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In chemical residues we encounter environmental phenomena that are at once voluminous and miniscule, regulated yet unruly. They are as difficult to theorize and study as they are to control or clean up. Yet reasons for doing so are ever more urgent: residues are remaking the biosphere, altering evolution, and laying claim to the Anthropocene (through carbon synthesis rather than combustion). This panel invites new thinking about chemical residues as material, political, and social objects. We are interested in bringing together STS scholars whose engagement with chemicals-in-society goes beyond more traditional segmented approaches that focus, for example, on a piece of regulation, a local environmental conflict, or a particular molecule. Instead, we seek papers that build deeper connections to the complicated, shape-shifting lives of residues. Our goal is a reimagined vocabulary and program for research that nudges academic and public discussion of chemical production and regulation beyond the cul-de-sacs of exasperation, complacency, and despair and towards critical, action-oriented frameworks that simultaneously grapple with, and thoughtfully engage, “the chemical residual.” In keeping with the themes of the conference, we are particularly interested in theoretical and empirical contributions that explore the possible participatory elements of individuals and institutions in disrupting residual flows and opening spaces and opportunities for innovation and regeneration.
The first session will propose various ways to understand residues in temporality, using the notion of legacy.
Legacy as a Way to Understand Residues in Temporality - Angela Creager, Princeton University; Soraya Boudia, University Paris Descartes; Jody A Roberts, Science History Institute
The New Material and Political Life of Mining Residues in the Cartagena Sierra Minera (Spain) - christelle gramaglia, UMR GEAU IRSTEA
The Work of Mining Leftovers in the Margins of Capitalism - Pablo Jaramillo, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
Denaturalizing Disaster: Petrochemical Predicaments - Jennifer Leigh Lawrence, Virginia Tech | Global Forum for Urban & Regional Resilience; Laura Lane, Virginia Tech