Article ID: CBB205219962

Understanding the role of wrongdoing in technological disasters: Utilizing ecofeminist philosophy to examine commemoration (2021)

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Stemming from human accident, error, or neglect, technological disasters, such as chemical spills, toxic waste contamination, nuclear radiation, transportation accidents, and factory explosions, are products of the modern industrial complex. Toxic contamination of the land can permanently displace people from their homes and erase places from the landscape. Commemoration provides an opportunity to remember the past and celebrate culturally significant place attachments while contributing to the recovery process by aiding in community healing after devastating events. We focus on two key components regarding commemoration after technological disaster, namely the acknowledgement of wrongdoing and the celebration of a resilient population and landscape. We argue that a combination of ecofeminist philosophy and environmental justice frameworks allows for a better understanding of the cycle of disaster and mitigation as it pertains to targeted groups, and that commemorative acts and artifacts following human-made disasters often fail to successfully reform this cycle. Moreover, the combination of ecofeminist philosophy and environmental justice allows us to examine the complex relationship between responsibility and targeted groups through disaster commemoration, which serves as an important way to communicate wrongdoing to both the local and greater population. Through engagement with ecofeminist philosophy and environmental justice frameworks, we explicate how commemoration after technological disaster can disrupt or reinforce systematic inequalities.

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Authors & Contributors
Haraway, Donna Jeanne
Kristina Lyons
Wolfe, Cary
Sampath, Meera
Federico Brandmayr
Bell, Shannon Elizabeth
Concepts
Environmentalism
Ecology
Feminism
Disasters; catastrophes
Environmental justice
Political activists and activism
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
21st century
18th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
England
Colombia
Russia
Italy
Europe
Institutions
University of Pennsylvania
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