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Showing 1 to 20 of 167 for “"Anthropocene"”.
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AUTONOMY AND THE ANTHROPOCENE
… addresses the question raised by the Anthropocene of rethinking the concept of autonomy which is no longer viable in the conditions of the new epoch. It explores how nature can be considered a condition of autonomy understood as the self-realisation of the individual identity. It also …
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Extreme Terres of Anthropocene
… in Italian Innerlands. Extreme Terres of Anthropocene In the world of town planning, architecture, and landscape, searching for a new phenomenology is a way of interpreting and explaining how the great environmental, social, and economic changes the entire Earth System is undergoing are …
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Site-specific performance rituals in the Anthropocene
… site-specific performance rituals in the Anthropocene. Driven by the urge to respond to the challenges of the current time, I examined how different seasonal rituals might be expressed in specific sites in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Furthermore, including participants from diverse cultural …
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Being Vulnerable: Distances of the Sublime Anthropocene
… been understood by the terms Sublime and Anthropocene and seeks to understand where their meanings may have coincided throughout the geologic and human history of this era, the Anthropocene. This project explores these terms within the philosophical categories of the Sublime namely; …
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7Cs in the Anthropocene: Underpinnings, Processes, Practices of Moving Toward Creative Confidence in All We Humans Do in the Anthropocene
… methods, for building creative confidence in the Anthropocene period. As I will discuss in my commentary, creative confidence includes the abilities to define and solve problems in new ways, to think and explore expansively, to create and build. Throughout my extensive career as an artist and …
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Queer futurity and toxic temporalities in the Anthropocene
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-04-12 without embargo terms
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Towards the Anthropocene : colossal naturality in disordered territories
… proclamation of a new geological age or era: The Anthropocene? Entering a realm of scientific uncertainty and discourse, this thesis argues that the conceptualization of the Anthropocene (as a product of human ubiquity) yields the premise to summarize and critique a whole number of recent …
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Multispecies Syntopia: Collaborative Survival in the Nuclear Anthropocene
… ecologies—are living in the era of the “Nuclear Anthropocene.” From nuclear contamination to climate change, we find ourselves enmeshed in accumulating ecological crises ever since the Cold War. To achieve our collaborative survival with other species, this paper proposes to reimagine the …
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SuperFun site : mining for play in the anthropocene
Today we live in a new geological era, the Anthropocene, where human intervention has taken over the entire globe. This accelerating manipulation of the landscape means that the divide between the bucolic and the manmade is going to dissolve. In 20 years, children will be the ones inheriting this …
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Out with the Anthropocene: Art for an Animate Earth
… to seek new pathways out of the so-called Anthropocene. The artists under discussion, Carolina Caycedo, Krista Caballero and Frank Ekeberg, and Natalie Jeremijenko, create participatory projects that simultaneously critique the entanglement of human practices and loss of species and …
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Community-Based Organizations and the Challenges of the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene is characterized by the dominance of social arrangements prioritizing material growth (related to social power) over other concerns, such as human and non-human well-being, or the ecosystems’ capacity to sustain life. Despite significant potentials to reduce environmental …
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Crawl Space: Driving Over the Anthropocene in a Jeep
<p>The automobile has long been directly and indirectly connected to human conceptions of nature, yet few studies linger with the act of driving as a practice that contributes to how nature is experienced. I argue that a more nuanced understanding of automobility is necessary for any scholars who …
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THE SKY IS FALLING - Skyscapes and the anthropocene landscape
The practical component of this project comprises an installation of paintings exploring a narrative theme concerning the atmosphere (air, sky and space) in our future present. Alluding to Anthropogenic factors such as contamination, global warming, conflict, and neoliberal claims to the Commons of …
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We Humans: Nature, Culture, and Identity in the Anthropocene Age
… of a new geological epoch termed the “Anthropocene,” which denoted the human domination of the biosphere. Since then, a number of geologists and Earth systems scientists have joined Crutzen in calling for a ratification of this new name. Popular science writers like Emma Marris and Mark …
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We Humans: Nature, Culture, and Identity in the Anthropocene Age
… of a new geological epoch termed the “Anthropocene,” which denoted the human domination of the biosphere. Since then, a number of geologists and Earth systems scientists have joined Crutzen in calling for a ratification of this new name. Popular science writers like Emma Marris and Mark …
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Insurance and the Anthropocene: like a frog in hot water
… away from the era of the Holocene and into the Anthropocene (Crutzen 2002). Given that at least 40% of the cost of environmental catastrophes is now borne by commercial insurance, GEC provides an excellent opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of how the industry is responding to debounded …
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The playful Karoo: digitizing the South African Anthropocene in video games
… Karoo to immerse the player in themes around the Anthropocene. My VR prototype and adaptation of Souvenir is titled, A Kindred Karoo, capturing themes from Donna Haraway’s “Chthulucene” (2016) and her concept of “Making Kin” (2016). The novel follows Souvie, a “Barbiclone” who maintains wind …
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Architecture in the Anthropocene: A Journey Through Evolution, Impact, and Innovation
… post-industrial age, and now grapples with the Anthropocene, the role of architecture has undergone a significant transformation. The emphasis has shifted from facilitating rapid construction and promoting diversity to a more focused approach on environmental considerations. Architects are now …
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Downstream Dilemma: Navigating Microplastic's Impact on Freshwater Symbiosis in the Anthropocene
Annually, it is estimated that 82 million tons of global plastic waste is either mismanaged or littered, bypassing waste management practices. This mismanagement causes the permeation of plastic debris into the environment, which then undergoes natural degradation processes. These degradation …
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