Swell

Synopsis

Poetry. Literary Nonfiction. Environmental Studies. Noah Ross Seeks To Investigate A Culture Of Media/news And Its Commodification Of Real-life Tragedy, Particularly As A Vehicle For Whiteness To Maintain Colonial Control Vis-à-vis The Production Of Spectacle. According To Its Author, Swell Is Writing Itself Out Of Recent Hurricanes, This Text Juxtaposes Coverage Of Harvey In Texas With That Of Irma/maria In Puerto Rico And Engages In A Dialogue On The Man-made Nature Of 'natural' Disasters To Wrestle With The Epicenter Of Cultural Storms Like Racism, Colonialism, Anthropocentrism, And Tyranny. Composed Of A Mixture Of News Clips And Interviews, Statistics And Updates, Stories And Conversations, Swell Attempts To Subvert Conventional Narratives Of Disaster In The Hopes Of Presenting Blueprints For A More Critical Perspective On The Language Of Hurricanes, Climate Change, And Relief.