This volume seeks to address the overlooked histories, aesthetics, and ontologies of plastics, with a particular focus on the countries of the Eastern Bloc and those belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement, as well as the contemporary Global South. We aim to explore how various plastics were understood and used across Eastern and Central Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America during the Cold War, postcolonial and postsocialist periods, and to examine their long-term cultural and environmental implications. Please send proposed chapter abstracts (300-500 words) together with short biographical notes (150-200 words) to andrija.filipovic@fmk.edu.rs and m.jobst@leedsbeckett.ac.uk by 1st February 2026. All authors will receive responses by 15th February, after which further details will be circulated to chapter authors whose proposals have been accepted. The book proposal will be placed with a highly established academic publisher. Read more at: networks.h-net.org