Depth beyond 3D: The decolonial dimensions of volume

Jess Bier

doi:10.1177/03091325211044787

Depth beyond 3D: The decolonial dimensions of volume

Jess Bier^*

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Sociology

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Abstract

In this study, I argue that attending to decolonial dimensions can add depth to studies of volume and capitalism more broadly. Bringing Black and Indigenous studies into conversation with the volume literature, I analyze several forms of dimension at work in the production of volume as a relational space that can incorporate, and exceed, 3D Cartesian grids. These are illustrated through an examination of the handling of shipping containers, an influential embodiment of gridded space that, given shipping’s dependence upon racialized labor and colonial extraction, are a key site for understanding how efforts to standardize and secure volume are entangled with global injustice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	672-688
Number of pages	17
Journal	Progress in Human Geography
Volume	46
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/03091325211044787
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022

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