Routledge Waste Matters: Urban Margins in Literature Book

Explore the connection between urban environments and contemporary storytelling with Waste Matters: Urban margins in contemporary literature. Part of the Routledge Environmental Humanities series, this book examines how those living on the edges of society survive within complex city ecosystems. It addresses the stark disparities in human and environmental wellbeing that define modern urban life. By looking at contemporary literature and film, this work analyzes how artists revaluate urban waste to build a new urban imaginary. The text focuses on how discarded objects, degraded locations, and devalued people are represented in art. Through the lens of authors like Patrick Chamoiseau and Chris, the book provides a timely response to questions about what more equitable cities might look like in the future. This is an essential resource for students and readers interested in the intersection of environmental studies, urban sociology, and the arts.