Historicising sulfur mining, lime extraction and geotourism in Indonesia and Australia

Susie Protschky; Ruth A. Morgan

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2021.02.001

Historicising sulfur mining, lime extraction and geotourism in Indonesia and Australia

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In both Australia and Indonesia, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) have thus far been neglected by historians of colonialism and scholars of geotourism alike. Our two case studies historicise the practices of mining, quarrying and tourism at volcanic sulfur mines in Indonesia and along limestone coasts in southeastern Australia. Our case studies suggest how toxic work in spectacular settings of interest to geotourists is deeply embedded in modern histories of leisure and consumption. We propose a more critical interpretation of geotourist sites that accounts for the ways that environmental and labour histories have shaped these spectacular ‘natural’ environments.

Original language	English
Article number	100881
Journal	Extractive Industries and Society
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.02.001
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2021
Externally published	Yes

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The authors thank Iva Peša and Corey Ross for including our paper in the workshop, ‘Extractive Industries and the Environment’ at Oxford University in December 2019. We also thank the two anonymous reviewers for suggestions that have improved our article. The research for this article was supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (DP1700948, 2017–19) awarded to Susie Protschky, and an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE160101125, 2016–19) awarded to Ruth Morgan.

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Australian Research Council	DP1700948, DE160101125

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