Book ID: CBB095155438

Farm worker futurism: speculative technologies of resistance (2016)

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Marez, Curtis (Author)


University of Minnesota Press


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 210
Language: English

Farm Worker Futurism reveals that the historical role of technology has had much to do with depicting the lives of farm laborers—Mexican migrants in particular—in the United States. This book explores the friction between agribusiness and farm workers through the lens of visual culture. (Publisher)

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Review Dryer, Theodora (July 2019) Review of "Farm worker futurism: speculative technologies of resistance". Technology and Culture (pp. 924-926). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Closs, David
Gisolfi, Monica R.
Tadgerson, Ray
Hollister, David
Freeman, Joshua Benjamin
Wald, Sarah D.
Concepts
Agriculture
Agribusiness
Labor unions
Science and industry
Farms
Food industry and trade
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
21st century
17th century
Places
United States
California (U.S.)
Pacific Northwest (North America)
Ghana
Michigan (U.S.)
New York City (New York, U.S.)
Institutions
General Motors Corporation
U.S. Federal Extension Service
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