This project explores relationships with plastic in the Anthropocene, the crisis of single-use plastic, and the slow violence of marine debris. This academic work flows through and around the politics of single-use plastic as it pertains to production, consumption and disposal. The research problematises management responses to plastic pollution in the ocean and positions beach cleanups as an important alternative ocean plastics intervention.
Researcher
Michelle Pressend is a lecturer in environmental sociology. She is interested in re-thinking the political economy of how energy is harnessed to open collective imaginaries that respond differently to the crises facing the world, particularly related to climate change. She is currently a lecturer at EHS, see Michelle's bio.