Weird quantities: characterising monstrous landscapes of extraction in the Anthropocene

• Published in: Time and mind Vol. 17; no. 1-2; pp. 77 - 100
• Main Authors: Herva, Vesa-Pekka, Moshenska, Gabriel, Paphitis, Tina, Äikäs, Tiina, Banks, Iain, Nurmi, Risto, Seitsonen, Oula, Thomas, Suzie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 02.04.2024
• Subjects: Extractive industries; Finnish lapland; landscape; monsters; weird fiction

Modern mining operates on enormous scales and quantities that go beyond everyday comprehension, which in turn has existential and metaphysical implications, and this article is an experiment in characterising 'existentially disturbing' aspects of extraction landscapes. We attempt to charac...