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This research aims to investigate the interplay of visual materials and extractivism in subarctic Québec, focusing on indigenous perspectives.

February 11, 2026Open Access

Remediating Visual Extractivism and the Geological Archive: Multimodal Perspectives from Subarctic Québec

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Multimodal approaches examine visual extractivism and land dispossession in subarctic Québec, highlighting remediation alternatives.

This research aims to investigate the interplay of visual materials and extractivism in subarctic Québec, focusing on indigenous perspectives.
Conducted long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Schefferville and Matimekush-Lac John during 2022 and 2023.
Collected visual materials to analyze landscape memories and governmental impacts on indigenous land.
Critically examined archival practices related to mining operations in the region.
Introduced the concept of visual extractivism to understand the visual narratives of mining.
Explored how archival ecologies relate to settler-colonial governmentality and indigenous land rights.
Outlined potential remediation strategies to counter exclusionary visual narratives.

Andrea Bordoli (2025) studied this question.

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