Conjuring the Planetary Mine: Counter-Mapping the Heart of Extractive Capital

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April 01 2022 Conjuring the Planetary Mine: Counter-Mapping the Heart of Extractive Capital Christopher Alton, Christopher Alton Christopher Alton is pursuing a PhD at the University of Waterloo. His work looks at the relationship between planning, extraction, and the production of landscapes in Canadian and Mediterranean contexts. He was lead researcher for the Canadian pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture, is a visiting scholar at the Centre for Biocultural Landscape and Seascape in Sardinia, and is a Lecturer at Ryerson University. He holds an MDes from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Eric Robsky Huntley, Eric Robsky Huntley Erik Robsky Huntley, PhD, is a Lecturer in Urban Science and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They are also a Visiting Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, a research fellow of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, and a research associate of Catherine D’Ignazio’s Data + Feminism Lab. Robsky Huntley is a GIScientist, geographer, and designer who builds mapping tools in collaboration with and alongside movements for social justice. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Zulaikha Ayub Zulaikha Ayub Zulaikha Ayub is trained in the fields of architecture, critical geography, and nuclear politics. Her doctoral research deals with the spatio-temporal apparatuses of media, secrecy, and technology in relation to the Manhattan Project and subsequent nuclear armaments. Her institutional affiliations and collaborations include University of California, Berkeley, Mountainview Correctional Facility, Pratt Institute, European Council on Foreign Relations, City College of New York, Mississippi State University, and the Beyond Extraction Collective. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Christopher Alton Christopher Alton is pursuing a PhD at the University of Waterloo. His work looks at the relationship between planning, extraction, and the production of landscapes in Canadian and Mediterranean contexts. He was lead researcher for the Canadian pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture, is a visiting scholar at the Centre for Biocultural Landscape and Seascape in Sardinia, and is a Lecturer at Ryerson University. He holds an MDes from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Eric Robsky Huntley Erik Robsky Huntley, PhD, is a Lecturer in Urban Science and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They are also a Visiting Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, a research fellow of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, and a research associate of Catherine D’Ignazio’s Data + Feminism Lab. Robsky Huntley is a GIScientist, geographer, and designer who builds mapping tools in collaboration with and alongside movements for social justice. Zulaikha Ayub Zulaikha Ayub is trained in the fields of architecture, critical geography, and nuclear politics. Her doctoral research deals with the spatio-temporal apparatuses of media, secrecy, and technology in relation to the Manhattan Project and subsequent nuclear armaments. Her institutional affiliations and collaborations include University of California, Berkeley, Mountainview Correctional Facility, Pratt Institute, European Council on Foreign Relations, City College of New York, Mississippi State University, and the Beyond Extraction Collective. Online Issn: 2572-7338 Print Issn: 1091-711X © 2022 JChristopher Alton, Eric Robsky Huntley, and Zulaikha Ayub2022Christopher Alton, Eric Robsky Huntley, and Zulaikha Ayub Thresholds (2022) (50): 239–255. https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00765 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Christopher Alton, Eric Robsky Huntley, Zulaikha Ayub; Conjuring the Planetary Mine: Counter-Mapping the Heart of Extractive Capital. Thresholds 2022; (50): 239–255. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00765 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThresholds Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2022 JChristopher Alton, Eric Robsky Huntley, and Zulaikha Ayub2022Christopher Alton, Eric Robsky Huntley, and Zulaikha Ayub Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.