Structural Inequality, Resistance, & the Future of a Continent: Examining Colonialism’s Toxic Legacies

Last year, the world’s leading health researchers found toxic pollution to be the greatest cause of disease and premature death in the world today. However, while the findings acknowledge that deaths caused by toxins to be most prevalent among marginalized groups, there is no mention of socio-historical structures in producing these toxic patterns. Through this research I examine the relationship between structural violence and toxic geographies in relation to legacies of colonialism across North America and will conduct a comparative case study that looks at the Mount Polley Mine Disaster (MPMD) and the Flint Water Crisis (FWC) to think about solutions for addressing toxicity, anew. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Sue Ruddick

Student:

Partner:

University of Georgia

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Aboriginal Affairs; Water

University:

University of Toronto

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