Viscous Objects. The Uneven Resistances of Repair

• Published in: Techniques & culture
• Main Authors: Persaud, Donny, Lepawsky, Josh, Liboiron, Max
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Éditions de l’EHESS 2022
• Subjects: réparation; entretien; résistance; agence; infrastructure; Terre-Neuve; Canada; repair; maintenance; agency; Newfoundland; geo; socio; Change Islands; Fogo; Fogo Island; La Grande Île
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/tc/12372

The MV Veteran, a seagoing car ferry constructed by the Dutch industrial conglomerate Damen Shipyards Group, connects the two small, rural outport communities of Fogo Island and Change Islands to the larger island of Newfoundland, Canada. Our paper examines the breakdowns of this new ferry and the r...