- 409 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
About this book
In Waste Works, Brenda Chalfin examines Ghana's planned city of Tema, theorizing about the formative role of waste infrastructure in urban politics and public life. Chalfin argues that at Tema's midcentury founding, a prime objective of governing authorities was to cultivate self-contained citizens by means of tightly orchestrated domestic infrastructure and centralized control of bodily excrement to both develop and depoliticize the new nation. Comparing infrastructural innovations across the city, Chalfin excavates how Tema residents pursue novel approaches to urban waste and sanitation built on the ruins of the inherited order, profoundly altering the urban public sphere. Once decreed a private matter to be guaranteed by state authorities, excrement becomes a public issue, collectively managed by private persons. Pushing self-care into public space and extending domestic responsibility for public well-being and bodily outputs, popularly devised waste infrastructures are a decisive arena to make claims, build coalitions, and cultivate status. Confounding high-modernist ideals, excremental infrastructures unlock bodily waste's diverse political potentials.
Trusted by 375,005 students
Access to over 1.5 million titles for a fair monthly price.
Study more efficiently using our study tools.
Information
Publisher
Duke University Press BooksYear
2023Print ISBN
9781478019589
9781478016946
eBook ISBN
9781478024217
Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Color Plates
- Introduction. Infrastructural Intimacies: The Vital Politics of Waste in Urban Ghana
- 1. Assembling the New City: From Infrastructure to Vital Politics
- 2. Tema Proper: Infrastructures and Intimacies of Disrepair
- 3. The Right(s) to Remains: Excremental Infrastructure and Exception in Tema Manhean
- 4. Ziginshore: Infrastructure and the Commonwealth of Waste
- 5. Dwelling on Toilets: Tema’s Breakaway Republic of Ashaiman
- Conclusion. From Vital Politics to Deep Domesticity: Infrastructure as Political Experiment
- Notes
- References
- Index
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn how to download books offline
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1.5 million books across 990+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn about our mission
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more about Read Aloud
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS and Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app
Yes, you can access Waste Works by Brenda Chalfin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & African History. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.