Chemosociality in multispecies worlds endangered frogs and toxic possibilities in Sydney Kirksey, Scott 2020, Chemosociality in multispecies worlds endangered frogs and toxic possibilities in Sydney, Environmental Humanities, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 23-50, doi: 10.1215/22011919-8142198. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Chemosociality in multispecies worlds endangered frogs and toxic possibilities in Sydney Author(s) Kirksey, Scott orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-1525 Journal name Environmental Humanities Volume number 12 Issue number 1 Start page 23 End page 50 Total pages 28 Publisher Duke University Press Place of publication Durham, N.C. Publication date 2020-05-01 ISSN 2201-1919 2201-1919 Keyword(s) 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES afterlife Arts & Humanities Arts & Humanities - Other Topics chemoethnography chemopower ETHNOGRAPHY extinction studies GREEN Humanities, Multidisciplinary LITORIA-AUREA multispecies ethnography RECLAIMED LANDS WASTE Summary AbstractChemosocial communities have formed in Sydney, Australia, as a result of encounters with industrial pollution. If biosociality involves social relationships that emerge from biological conditions, then chemosociality involves altered, attenuated, or augmented relationships that emerge with chemical exposures. Some social groups have coalesced around place-based political action, while other chemosocial associations have proved to be ephemeral, evanescent, and conditional. Building on earlier work by multispecies ethnographers who have studied social relationships among humans and animals, this article follows chemicals into more-than-human realms. Fragile multispecies worlds have emerged in a complex landscape shaped by chemical weapons industries, municipal landfills, government remediation programs, real estate speculation, and a multitude of chemical and biological agents. Legacy dumping grounds in the Sydney Olympic Park have become habitat for the green and golden bell frog, an endangered species. While the normal world order of this frog has been lost with the spread of a deadly fungal disease, toxic chemicals have enabled the continuation of its social life. Temporary spaces of immunity have emerged where life is protected and threats are negated by poisonous compounds that double as a cure. Language eng DOI 10.1215/22011919-8142198 Indigenous content off Field of Research 2002 Cultural Studies 2103 Historical Studies HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30132681 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 29 Nov 2019, 05:23:20 EST Sat, 30 Nov 2019, 04:00:07 EST Mon, 02 Dec 2019, 07:24:35 EST Sat, 05 Sep 2020, 02:34:47 EST Sat, 15 May 2021, 02:34:22 EST Tue, 10 Aug 2021, 22:36:43 EST Wed, 11 Aug 2021, 06:02:04 EST Wed, 01 Sep 2021, 15:57:44 EST Wed, 01 Sep 2021, 15:59:17 EST Wed, 01 Sep 2021, 16:39:48 EST Wed, 01 Sep 2021, 16:50:11 EST Mon, 17 Jan 2022, 11:55:37 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 5 times in TR Web of Science Cited 5 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 82 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 10 Aug 2021, 22:36:43 EST