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Comment on Turning to things – ontology, epistemology, and a case of metaphorism by Turning to things – ontology, epistemology, and a case of metaphorism | Space and Place

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:26:09 +0000

[...] Turning to things – ontology, epistemology, and a case of metaphorism. [...]

Comment on Berkeley Pit, Butte Montana by david nystuen

david nystuen — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:57:53 +0000

Would be nice to see pictures of the pit today. Also more information as to depth etc.

Comment on Fourth Ruin Memories Workshop at Svanhovd Environmental Centre, Svanvik, Norway, September 27-30, 2012 by “Turning to things – ontology, epistemology, and a case of metaphorism” – essay online | metaarchaeological nonsense

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:13:10 +0000

[...] gave a paper called Turning to things – ontology, epistemology, and a case of metaphorism at the forth Ruin Memories workshop in Svanvik, Norway. The paper is now available in essay form on the Ruin Memories [...]

Comment on Back in Pyramiden, Svalbard by Lily Winter

Lily Winter — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:15:09 +0000

“Without its people, the world of things came to light.”

As Ron Hynes says in his song, Dark River, “with everything gone, you could see everything”…

Thank you for this web page. It is very touching… at least the place isn’t forgotten and not cared about, even if its integrity is being harmed.

Sincerely, Lily Winter
Northern Minnesota, USA

Comment on Ruins of War: three northern WWII sites by clare lane

clare lane — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:11:23 +0000

Hi
I found your site recently and find your work really interesting. I am currently do some research into the representation of WWII ruins across Europe. I wondered if I might be able to use some of your images to illustrate the two sites you have discussed on your website.
I would be using them to give talk at Bradford College on my initial findings.
I would not be publishing this material

Kind Regards

Clare Lane

Comment on Ruins of War: three northern WWII sites by Liss Beth Gjertsen

Liss Beth Gjertsen — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:21:50 +0000

I work at an archive in Lakselv – Finnmark, IKAF. Can we use the pictures of the ruins in Skoganvarre for a small warexhibition?

Bets regard Liss B Gjertsen

Comment on Berkeley Pit, Butte Montana by Tim LeCain

Tim LeCain — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:57:41 +0000

Thanks to Paul Mullins for posting this link to his very interesting comments on contemporary “ruin porn.” Certainly the Berkeley Pit can be viewed as just such a titillating site as thousands of tourists visit to be appropriately shocked by the scale of modern human destructiveness. As a historian, my own approach has not emphasized the contemporary aesthetic representations of the site (as fascinating as these are) so much as the material processes of creation, abandonment, and ruination. My interest is to better incorporate the non-human forces and actors into the narrative and interpretation–the ecological if you will–and seek to understand their continuing role in make the pit an enduring subject of human fascination.

Comment on About by The Politics and Archaeology of “Ruin Porn” « Archaeology and Material Culture

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:00:56 +0000

[...] from northern Europe, Russia, Equatorial Guinea, and the US. Their scholarship plumbs precisely what is framed as “waste” in contemporary society in discourses like heritage that value certain sorts of preservation yet place other materiality in [...]

Comment on Berkeley Pit, Butte Montana by The Politics and Archaeology of “Ruin Porn” « Archaeology and Material Culture

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:45:38 +0000

[...] histories,” with case studies drawn from northern Europe, Russia, Equatorial Guinea, and the US. Their scholarship plumbs precisely what is framed as “waste” in contemporary society in [...]

Comment on Ephemeral ruins, transient landscapes by The Politics and Archaeology of “Ruin Porn” « Archaeology and Material Culture

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:00:33 +0000

[...] concerns and conventional histories,” with case studies drawn from northern Europe, Russia, Equatorial Guinea, and the US. Their scholarship plumbs precisely what is framed as “waste” in contemporary [...]