Plastic Worlds: From Synthetic Universality to Queer Kin

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Nov 14, 202401:01:02Society & Culture

In this episode host Susan Mathews talks to Heather Davis, the author of Plastic Matter (2022) about plastic and how it has completely permeated our world. They cover a wide range of topics from synthetic universality, t...

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