Monstrous Heritage: Zombies, Industrial Ruination, and the Uncertainty of Being in a Deindustrialized World
Juola, Marjo Anneli; Herva, Vesa-Pekka; Paphitis, Tina (2025-03-27)
Taylor & Francis
27.03.2025
Juola, M. A., Herva, V. P., & Paphitis, T. (2025). Monstrous Heritage: Zombies, Industrial Ruination, and the Uncertainty of Being in a Deindustrialized World. GeoHumanities, 11(1), 72–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566X.2025.2461316
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This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in GeoHumanities, Juola, M. A., Herva, V. P., & Paphitis, T. (2025). Monstrous Heritage: Zombies, Industrial Ruination, and the Uncertainty of Being in a Deindustrialized World. GeoHumanities, 11(1), 72–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566X.2025.2461316. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in GeoHumanities, Juola, M. A., Herva, V. P., & Paphitis, T. (2025). Monstrous Heritage: Zombies, Industrial Ruination, and the Uncertainty of Being in a Deindustrialized World. GeoHumanities, 11(1), 72–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566X.2025.2461316. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-202503312289
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-202503312289
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Abstract
This article uses zombies and monsters as conceptual tools for the exploration of ambiguity and uncertainty in how people affectively respond to industrial ruins. Our monster perspective, inspired by the field of monster studies, is founded on mapping similarities and correspondences between a wood-chip silo and zombies as they are represented in Western popular culture. We take a heuristic approach to the reception of the silo as a “thing” in its current landscape and its heritagization process. The silo, designed by Alvar Aalto, has provoked strong and contradictory emotions for some 30 years that it has been protected. We examine the discourses and perceptions of the silo with a focus on its affective qualities and otherworldly associations towards understanding its “disturbing” character and also (industrial) heritage more generally. Monsters enable appreciating the affective powers of the silo and industrial heritage differently from the more traditional heritage discourses and perspectives.
This article uses zombies and monsters as conceptual tools for the exploration of ambiguity and uncertainty in how people affectively respond to industrial ruins. Our monster perspective, inspired by the field of monster studies, is founded on mapping similarities and correspondences between a wood-chip silo and zombies as they are represented in Western popular culture. We take a heuristic approach to the reception of the silo as a “thing” in its current landscape and its heritagization process. The silo, designed by Alvar Aalto, has provoked strong and contradictory emotions for some 30 years that it has been protected. We examine the discourses and perceptions of the silo with a focus on its affective qualities and otherworldly associations towards understanding its “disturbing” character and also (industrial) heritage more generally. Monsters enable appreciating the affective powers of the silo and industrial heritage differently from the more traditional heritage discourses and perspectives.
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