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9781949199369: I'm Afraid of That Water: A Collaborative Ethnography of a West Virginia Water Crisis
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ISBN 10 : 1949199363 ISBN 13 : 9781949199369
Editeur : West Virginia University Press, 2020

Synopsis

On January 9, 2014, residents across Charleston, West Virginia, awoke to an unusual licorice smell in the air and a similar taste in the public drinking water. That evening residents were informed the tap water in tens of thousands of homes, hundreds of businesses, and dozens of schools and hospitals--the water made available to as many as 300,000 citizens in a nine-county region--had been contaminated with a chemical used for cleaning crushed coal.

This book tells a particular set of stories about that chemical spill and its aftermath, an unfolding water crisis that would lead to months, even years, of fear and distrust. It is both oral history and collaborative ethnography, jointly conceptualized, researched, and written by people--more than fifty in all--across various positions in academia and local communities. I'm Afraid of That Water foregrounds the ongoing concerns of West Virginians (and people in comparable situations in places like Flint, Michigan) confronted by the problem of contamination, where thresholds for official safety may be crossed, but a genuine return to normality is elusive.

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À propos de l'auteur

Luke Eric Lassiter is a professor of humanities and anthropology and director of the graduate humanities program at Marshall University. He is the author of Invitation to Anthropology, The Chicago Guide to Collaborative Ethnography, and, with Elizabeth Campbell, Doing Ethnography Today.

Brian A. Hoey is a professor of anthropology and associate dean of the honors college at Marshall University and author of Opting for Elsewhere.

Elizabeth Campbell is chair of the department of curriculum and instruction at Appalachian State University. She is the coeditor of Re-imagining Contested Communities and coauthor of Doing Ethnography Today.

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Éditeur
West Virginia University Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1949199363
ISBN 13 
9781949199369
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Éditeur
Lassiter Luke Eric, Hoey Brian A., Campbell Elizabeth
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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9781949199376: I'm Afraid of That Water: A Collaborative Ethnography of a West Virginia Water Crisis

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ISBN 10 :  1949199371 ISBN 13 :  9781949199376
Editeur : West Virginia University Press, 2020
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