After ice : cold humanities for a warming planet / edited by Rafico Ruiz, Paula Sch̲nach, and Rob Shields.
| Other author | Ruiz, Rafico, 1981- editor. |
| Other author | Schönach, Paula editor. |
| Other author | Shields, Rob, 1961- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Vancouver : UBC Press, [2024] |
| Description | xii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1. Cold humanities for the Arctic. On cryohuman relations / Cymene Howe -- I, Nugilak and Indigenous Arctic temporalities / Hester Blum -- Freeze-up, breakup, and colonial circulation / Liza Piper -- Part 2. Warm, cool, icy, changing cold social conditions. Of mammoths and meat : natural history and artificial refrigeration in the nineteenth century / Rebecca J. H. Woods -- Materials after ice thaw : methane, microbes, mud / Juan Francisco Salazar and Jessica O'Reilly -- Archives melting (and meltdowns) / M̌l Hogan and Sarah T. Roberts -- Part 3. The cultural afterlives of ice. Perishing twice : on play in a warming world / Alenda Y. Chang -- Afterlife of ice : animation and air / Esther Leslie -- Contrapuntal ice / Jeff Diamanti -- On the techno-metaphorology of hibernation / Zsolt Miklósvölgyi and Márió Z. Nemes. |
| Abstract | "As the climate warms and the hydrological cycle is disrupted, ice is no longer a reliable feature of higher latitudes or winter seasons. What are the human and non-human consequences of the planet's waning capacity to cool? In other words, what comes after ice? This collection examines the implications of the end of consistent freezing and thawing cycles. The cryosphere traditionally refers to areas where water is solid, such as places of snow, ice, and permafrost on the planet. Today, a new cryosphere is emerging that encompasses experiences generated by the uncertain horizons of melting ice, and whose future is increasingly determined by human behaviour. In this context, After Ice gathers experts in a wide range of disciplines--environmental history, game studies, Indigenous studies--to articulate aspects of the cold humanities. They investigate ice and its dynamic properties as a foundational element of Indigenous communities in the Arctic, as a commodity with technological and political value, and as a reflection of environmental change and the passage of time. This original, thought-provoking exploration envisions ice not only as a phase of water but also as a milieu for semantic and embodied sensemaking. It asks us to consider how to define, describe, and materially characterize our warming world."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: After ice. Vancouver : UBC Press, 2024 0774869399 9780774869393 |
| ISBN | 9780774869362 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0774869364 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | GB2403.2 .A38 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |