Glyphosate and the Swirl

“Using the Monsanto-produced biochemical substance glyphosate to disrupt the ‘settled/unsettled science’ binary, Vincanne Adams takes apart received notions about scientific consensus by demonstrating that the continual production of uncertainty about biochemical harm more adequately describes how knowledge production works. In an age of political polarization that is continuously reconfiguring bodies of both organisms and scholarship, Glyphosate and the Swirl has much to offer not only those concerned with environmental issues and public health but anyone engaged in activist scholarship.” - Kath Weston, author of Animate Planet: Making Visceral Sense of Living in a High-Tech Ecologically Damaged World

“Brilliantly guiding us into the swirl, Vincanne Adams rethinks the problem of uncertainty that plagues environmental health politics, suggesting a path that does not just turn to science to decide what harms profit-driven chemicals and foods are putting into the world. With clarity and originality, Adams addresses how knowledge-making norms are enrolled in an epistemic condition that is strategically employed by industry-funded science rather than just the virtue it is presented to be.” - Michelle Murphy, author of The Economization of Life

"This book could be used in the disciplines of food studies, anthropology, government, environmental studies, and social justice studies. . . . Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals." - C.L. Lalonde, Choice

"Glyphosate and the Swirl is a keen book in its prose, research, and applications. Adams’s ability to narrate the highly complex and contested world of experts, users, patients, activists, and policymakers with cutting clarity makes this work visceral and accessible."

"Adams’ latest book is a beautifully written, provocative foray into re-thinking the ever-swirling sources of, and possible responses to, chemical injury, urging critical scholars of toxicity to shepherd the swirl towards tangible and embodied forms of environmental justice."

"Highly recommended for professionals and stakeholders in the agriculture, industry, health, and policy sectors. It fosters a deeper awareness and understanding of the realities behind glyphosate’s use and its broader implications for public health and safety." - Arif Purwanto Kaban, Agriculture and Human Values