The Discourses of Environmental Collapse - 9781138217140

Taylor & Francis

The Discourses of Environmental CollapseImagining the End\nAuthor(s): Alison E. Vogelaar, Brack W. Hale, Alexandra Peat\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138217140, 978-1138217140\nSynopsis\nIn recent years, environmental collapse has become an important way of framing and imagining environmental change and destruction, referencing issues such as climate change, species extinction and deteriorating ecosystems. Given its pervasiveness across disciplines and spheres, this edited volume articulates environmental collapse as a discursive phenomenon worthy of sustained critical attention. Building upon contemporary conversations in the fields of archaeology and the natural sciences, this volume coalesces, explores and critically evaluates the diverse array of literatures and imaginaries that constitute environmental collapse. The volume is divided into three sections Doc- Collapse, Pop Collapse and Craft Collapse that .