Picturing Waste
Introduction The individuals who work with waste are often identified with the materials they handle and regarded as marginals. By reclaiming and recycling waste, these workers salvage valuable materials from destruction, and yet they are stigmatized and perceived as contaminated (Lhuilier and Coch...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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EchoGéo
2024
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | Introduction The individuals who work with waste are often identified with the materials they handle and regarded as marginals. By reclaiming and recycling waste, these workers salvage valuable materials from destruction, and yet they are stigmatized and perceived as contaminated (Lhuilier and Cochin 1999). This paradox is illustrated, sometimes involuntarily, by the many images that represent men and women working in degrading conditions, against landscapes straight out of Dante’s Inferno: ... |
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