Toxic

A Tour of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Amelia Fiske, Jonas Fischer

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English

University of Toronto Press
01 April 2024

Graphic novels: true stories & non-fiction; Environmentalist thought & ideology; Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Pollution & threats to the environment

Series: ethnoGRAPHIC

Over the past decade, people have learned about oil contamination in the Ecuadorian Amazon through 'Toxic Tours' in which a guide brings participants - students, lawyers, environmental activists, journalists, or foreign tourists - to visit contaminated sites.

These toxic tours combine personal experience and local knowledge to convince visitors of the immediacy of environmental issues. Drawing on extensive research and fieldwork, Toxic takes the reader on a visual toxic tour through the Amazon.

Following the story of three fictional participants, this graphic novel paints a visceral picture of the waste pits, gas flares, and precarious lives of people in this region. The book challenges the reader to consider what it means to live in a place and historical moment where those most burdened by industrial toxicants are continually required to prove that harm has occurred. Toxic is a vivid reflection on the role of pollutants in our everyday lives, ultimately asking readers to reflect on how we are each implicated in the production, consumption, and exposure of pollution both in the Amazon and at home.

By: Amelia Fiske, Jonas Fischer
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781487509521
ISBN 10: 1487509529
Series: ethnoGRAPHIC
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 01 April 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Amelia Fiske is a senior research fellow in the Institute for History and Ethics in Medicine at the Technical University of Munich. Jonas Fischer is an illustrator and comic artist and holds a Master of Arts from the Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design.

Reviews for Toxic: A Tour of the Ecuadorian Amazon

"""Toxic is an emotionally rich, stylistically compelling ethnographic wonder. The graphic style reminds us of the ever-present certainty of oil pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The compelling use of inks and lighting brings the ethnographic findings to the fore, and each section illustrates the complexities, joys, and tragedies of fighting extractivism.""--Ernesto Schwartz-Marin, University of Exeter ""Oil companies have long since moved on, but their legacy--countless pits full of toxic production waste--will continue to contaminate the flora and fauna of the Ecuadorian jungle for decades to come. Amelia Fiske's many years of research and Jonas Fischer's eerily beautiful images impressively portray this often-suppressed problem of oil production.""--Christoph Schuler, Editor of STRAPAZIN"