Segnaliamo una Call for Book Chapters per un volume di prossima uscita dal titolo “Toxicity in Contemporary Global Fiction: Perspectives from the Environmental Humanities” a cura di David Vivian per Vernon Press.
This volume thus proposes to bring together chapters on representations of chemical toxicity in contemporary global fiction, with a particular focus on environmental humanities perspectives. Contributions might assess the impact of pesticides, plastic pollution, post-industrial waste, pharmaceuticals, mining residues, or nuclear fallout. Central to the volume is the recognition that toxicity is not only a scientific or ecological condition, but also a cultural, political, and historical one—shaped by structural factors such as colonial violence, racial capitalism, gendered labor, and infrastructural neglect. The volume seeks contributions that investigate how fiction—broadly defined—narrates, critiques, and responds to toxic exposure and its bodily, social, and environmental consequences.
Deadline: 6 ottobre 2025
