Weathering

Weathering is atmospheric geological temporal transformative. It implies exposure to the elements and processes of wearing down disintegration or accrued patina. Weathering can also denote the ways in which subjects and objects resist and pass through storms and adversity. This volume contemplates weathering across many fields and disciplines; its contributions examine various surfaces environments scales temporalities and vulnerabilities. What does it mean to weather or withstand? Who or what is able to pass through safely? What is lost or gained in the process?