Energy culture : art and theory on oil and beyond / edited by Imre Szeman, Jeff Diamanti.

Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2019.
©2019

ix, 260 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.

Energy and society

"Energy Culture is a provocative book about oil's firm grip on our politics and everyday lives. It brings together essays and artwork produced in a collaborative environment to stimulate new ways of thinking and to achieve a more just and sustainable world. The original work collected in Energy Culture creatively engages energy as a social form through lively arguments and artistic research organized around three vectors of inquiry. The first maps how fossil fuels became, and continue to be, embedded in North American society, from the ideology of tar sands reclamation projects to dreams of fiber optic cables running through the Northwest Passage. The second comprises creative and artistic responses to the dominance of fossil fuels in everyday life and to the challenge of realizing new energy cultures. The final section addresses the conceptual and political challenges posed by energy transition and calls into question established views on energy. Its contributions caution against solar capitalism, explore the politics of sabotage, and imagine an energy efficient transportation system called 'the switch.' Imbued with a sense of urgency and hope, Energy Culture exposes the deep imbrications of energy and culture while pointing provocatively to ways of thinking and living otherwise."--Provided by publisher.

9781949199116 hardcover
1949199118 hardcover
9781949199123 paperback
1949199126 paperback

Fossil fuels Social aspects.
Petroleum as fuel Social aspects.
Renewable energy sources Social aspects.
Combustibles fossiles Aspect social.
Énergies renouvelables Aspect social.
Renewable energy sources
Social aspects
Petroleum as fuel
Fossil fuels

Szeman, Imre, 1968- editor.
Diamanti, Jeff, editor.
Energy and society.

Location: Library main 306603
Call No.: BIB 252156
Status: Available