Inhabiting a risky earth: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010 and its impacts (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate)
The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland in 2010 caused havoc to global air traffic. This article examines that event by looking at theories of risk and culture. We demonstrate the fragility of today's mobilities, which depend on unpredictable nature as well as complex technological systems....
| Published in: | Anthropology Today |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2011.00781.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-8322.2011.00781.x http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2011.00781.x/fullpdf |
| Summary: | The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland in 2010 caused havoc to global air traffic. This article examines that event by looking at theories of risk and culture. We demonstrate the fragility of today's mobilities, which depend on unpredictable nature as well as complex technological systems. A new type of risk was revealed by the eruption, which has since become a feature of cultural risk portfolios in contemporary society. |
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