CEE Reading Group: (Im)Materialities of Mining
Session 5: (Im)Materialities of Mining
This virtual reading group meets monthly for 90 minutes on Zoom (links will be provided to registered participants). During the first 30 minutes, the group will discuss readings based on pre-circulated discussion questions. During the second 30 minutes, participants will spend silent time crafting a creative response (e.g., drawing, collage, knitting, poetry, etc.) to the readings. During the final 30 minutes, participants will share and discuss their creative responses (this creative response format is inspired by the “Extracts” reading group at UCD Humanities Institute).
Sessions will be moderated by Dr Camille-Mary Sharp and/or guest moderators.
Find the reading list below.
- Weinberg, M., & Figueroa, V. (2023). Politics of Mining: Toxic Heritage in the Atacama Desert. In Kryder-Reid and May (Eds.), Toxic Heritage (pp. 109-124). Routledge.
- Kisin, E. (2024). Memory’s Seams: Scarcity and Preciousness in Earth Pigments. Museum & Society, 22(2-3), 250-259.
- Angus, S. (2024). Introduction. Camera Geologica: An Elemental History of Photography (pp. 1-29). Duke University Press.
- Creative case study: Jonas N. T. Baker, Better or Equal Use (2019-ongoing). See also: Angus, S. (2025). The arts and coal transition: An interview with Jonas N T Becker. Environmental Research: Energy, 2(2), 020201.
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