The Anthropocene and the geography of everything: can we learn how to think and act well in the ‘age of humans’?

Castree, N

The Anthropocene and the geography of everything: can we learn how to think and act well in the ‘age of humans’?

Castree, N

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Publisher:: Informa UK Limited
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Scottish Geographical Journal, 2022, pp. 1-7
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Castree, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0282-5319
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-11T00:04:49Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-11T00:04:49Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Scottish Geographical Journal, 2022, pp. 1-7
dc.identifier.issn	1470-2541
dc.identifier.issn	1751-665X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161643
dc.description.abstract	Geoscientists claim that we live in a new geological epoch, such is the magnitude, scale and scope of the human impact on the Earth. Yet the Anthropocene cannot speak for itself: it requires spokespeople to analyse and evaluate its character and meaning. The Anthroposcene necessarily mediates our understanding of the Anthropocene. This review essay assesses one of the latest editions to ‘the scene’, the book Altered Earth (2022) edited by Julia Adeney Thomas. Aimed at those with little prior knowledge, Altered Earth raises questions about how best to represent the fast-expanding Anthroposcene so that neophytes can grasp the key questions, issues and debates. Like it or not, the Anthropocene presents truly formidable challenges to thought and action. The richness of the Anthroposcene needs to be parsed in ways that allow those outside it to comprehend the principal analytical, moral-ethical, aesthetic and practical problems, perspectives and opportunities.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Informa UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartof	Scottish Geographical Journal
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/14702541.2022.2100923
dc.rights	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Scottish Geographical Journal on 2022-07-14, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14702541.2022.2100923.
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject	0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, 1604 Human Geography
dc.subject.classification	Geography
dc.title	The Anthropocene and the geography of everything: can we learn how to think and act well in the ‘age of humans’?
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/FASS Faculty Administration
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dc.date.updated	2022-09-11T00:04:48Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

Abstract:

Geoscientists claim that we live in a new geological epoch, such is the magnitude, scale and scope of the human impact on the Earth. Yet the Anthropocene cannot speak for itself: it requires spokespeople to analyse and evaluate its character and meaning. The Anthroposcene necessarily mediates our understanding of the Anthropocene. This review essay assesses one of the latest editions to ‘the scene’, the book Altered Earth (2022) edited by Julia Adeney Thomas. Aimed at those with little prior knowledge, Altered Earth raises questions about how best to represent the fast-expanding Anthroposcene so that neophytes can grasp the key questions, issues and debates. Like it or not, the Anthropocene presents truly formidable challenges to thought and action. The richness of the Anthroposcene needs to be parsed in ways that allow those outside it to comprehend the principal analytical, moral-ethical, aesthetic and practical problems, perspectives and opportunities.

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