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Showing 1 to 20 of 131 for “"the Anthropocene"”.
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AUTONOMY AND THE ANTHROPOCENE
This thesis dissertation 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 …
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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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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
… 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
… has recently been put up for debate within the discipline of Geology: Do current levels of human interaction in Earth's geology and atmosphere justify the proclamation of a new geological age or era: The Anthropocene? Entering a realm of scientific uncertainty and discourse, this thesis …
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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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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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Out with the Anthropocene: Art for an Animate Earth
Ensnared in but fed up with the inanity of late capitalism and environmental ruin, this thesis examines the ways in which contemporary artists are working against the grain of the dominant anthropocentric Western culture to seek new pathways out of the so-called Anthropocene. The artists under …
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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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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
… chemist Paul Crutzen published a paper in the journal Nature in which he argued that “human activity” had become the primary force shaping the geology, hydrology, atmosphere, and climate of planet Earth. Crutzen proposed the inauguration of a new geological epoch termed the “Anthropocene,” …
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We Humans: Nature, Culture, and Identity in the Anthropocene Age
… chemist Paul Crutzen published a paper in the journal Nature in which he argued that “human activity” had become the primary force shaping the geology, hydrology, atmosphere, and climate of planet Earth. Crutzen proposed the inauguration of a new geological epoch termed the “Anthropocene,” …
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Insurance and the Anthropocene: like a frog in hot water
This thesis explores the relationship between the commercial insurance industry, global environmental change (GEC) and what Beck (1992; 1999) termed the 'risk society'. In recent decades, there have been growing concerns that many of the risks impacting contemporary society have undergone …
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Architecture in the Anthropocene: A Journey Through Evolution, Impact, and Innovation
As the world progressed from the industrial age to the 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 …
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Patrick White "The bowerbird": Beyond Nature and Culture in the Anthropocene
This thesis examines how Patrick White's (1912-1990) fiction unsettles inherited distinctions between nature and culture by transforming perception and literary form. Through close readings across his oeuvre, including The Aunt's Story, Voss, and The Cockatoos, it shows how landscape acts as an …
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Downstream Dilemma: Navigating Microplastic's Impact on Freshwater Symbiosis in the Anthropocene
… 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 processes result in the …
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In Hot Water: Thermal Acclimation is Insufficient to Save Corals in the Anthropocene
… In recent decades, ocean warming has jeopardized the delicate balance of the very symbioses that have enabled coral survival. Thermal stress causes a reduction of algal symbionts, a phenomenon referred to as ‘coral bleaching’ that represents dysbiosis in the holobiont and often leads to mortality. …
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Educating for the ‘Anthropocene’: The Meaning of Politics in an Age of Slow Violence
This multi-sited ethnographic study examines the interface of education and environmental activism in spaces affected by the slow violence of environmental degradation, characteristic of the current high ‘Anthropocene’ era. By conducting research at government schools and in their surrounding …
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Watery bodies, natures mortes, lost backgrounds and decapitated heads: contemporary painting practice in the Anthropocene
This research project uses the concept of the Anthropocene as a catalyst for contemporary painting practice and motors a theoretical enquiry apportioned into written chapters and visual essays. The implication of this approach is that painting practice springboards theoretical research in turn …
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