Together with Dolly Kikon I'm editing the fall issue of roadsides tentatively titled "Foodways." You can find the call for papers here: roadsides.net/call-for-paper…

The Call for Papers for our exciting next issue FOODWAYS on food and infrastructure is out! The issue is edited by Dolly Kikon and Matthäus Rest. We look forward to receiving your abstracts! roadsides.net/call-for-paper…

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Gulzat Baialieva considers how 80 tons of abandoned toxic waste in Kyrgyzstan trigger discussions on the toxic aftermath of neoliberal reforms and state neglect in her article "Seeking Environmental Justice Amid Post-Industrial Ruins." roadsides.net/collection-no-…

In "Toxic Struggles: Asbestos in Argentina’s Subway" Jorge Afarian reveals how Buenos Aires metro workers face illegal asbestos exposure and uncovers a troubling hierarchy between acceptable and unacceptable health risks. roadsides.net/collection-no-…

In "Silica Trails: Turned Soils, Dusty Lungs" Juliana Ramos Boldrin illustrates how silica exposure can damage health, but mitigating the harm could jeopardise Brazil’s dominance in silica export. roadsides.net/collection-no-…

In "Repairing Toxic: Deferred Maintenance in Schools" Margaret Tebbe and Fred Ariel Hernandez suggest how late-industrial ethnography can make visible some of the toxic hazards in Los Angeles school buildings. roadsides.net/collection-no-…

In her article "Toxic Recurrences" Kaitlyn Rabach demonstrates that crumbling homes and toxic mould go unacknowledged in County Donegal, Ireland, as residents fear speaking out will devalue their property. roadsides.net/collection-no-…

In "Ammonia Synthesis: Entering a Ubiquitous Chemical Technosphere" Benjamin Steininger rethinks ammonia synthesis and follows its specific associated toxicities, putting particular emphasis on the ‘openness’ of industrial infrastructure. roadsides.net/collection-no-…

The Call for Papers for the next exciting issue CRYOSPHERE is out! The issue will be edited by Sophie Elixhauser and Anna-Maria Walter. Don't miss the deadline to submit your abstract! roadsides.net/call-for-paper…