Editors and contributors will introduce the volume, give short chapter presentations and host a panel discussion about the issues of the book. We invite you to enjoy an afternoon of refreshments, snacks and conversation.
The event is open and free for all. Sign up here - https://nettskjema.no/a/665605
About the book
Organised into three key sections, this volume is a concise and critical overview of interdisciplinary research on the cultural history of the Anthropocene.
The first part introduces readers to the key conceptual and theoretical challenges of Anthropocene debates, before the second part analyses a variety of case studies to highlight how ethnography and cultural history can make certain processes visible and historically tangible. Key case studies explored by the volume range from sustainability in poultry production to 18th-century mining, natural history and the planet Venus.
Finally, the third section explores five critical approaches to Anthropocene discourse and the challenges it may pose to alternative styles of cultural history.
Overall, this volume offers a synthesis of conceptual, historical and critical approaches that, when combined, provide a detailed overview of the latest research surrounding the cultural history of the Anthropocene.
The book is published Open Access and can also be purchased through Bloomsbury Academic.
Programme
Details about speakers and presentations will be announced soon.