Thinking through ruination: an introduction

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Anna Clot-Garrell
University of Barcelona

This introduction aims to present the main contributions of the two parts of the special section – titled “Thinking through ruination: theoretical and empirical approaches to the ruins of the Anthropocene”. The focus of this special section is to explore the anthropogenic ruins of our recent past within the current context of environmental challenges and threats. The compiled articles exemplify the significance of examining these ruins, highlighting their richness and cross-disciplinary nature. Additionally, the introduction underscores the fertile intersections between the articles and discusses their common motifs in addressing the ecological crisis through the lens of ruins and ruination processes.

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ruins, debris, waste, infrastructure, concrete, coal, plastic, landscape, extinction, socio-ecological transformations, modernization, Anthropocene

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Clot-Garrell, Anna. “Thinking through ruination: an introduction”. Digithum, no. 30, pp. 1-5, doi:10.7238/d.v0i30.428115.
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Anna Clot-Garrell, University of Barcelona

She is a Juan de la Cierva Incorporación postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for the Study of Culture, Politics and Society (CECUPS), Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona. Her current research revolves around the study of meaning-making processes around climate change and socio-ecological transformations, integrating theoretical and empirical work in grounded qualitative methodologies. She holds a PhD in Sociology with an international mention from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and was awarded the Manuel Sales & Ferré Sociology Prize from the Institute of Catalan Studies (2018).

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