Reckoning With Deep Time For A Livable World
Katie Mummah reviews Vincent Ialenti’s book Deep Time Reckoning, which uses lessons from nuclear waste disposal to show how long-term thinking can help us and the planet.
Tagged: Anthropocene
A Syllabus for Plantation Worlds
Drawing from postcolonial, Caribbean, Black, and Indigenous Studies, Sophie Sapp Moore and Aida Arosoaie curate a reading list that highlights the complex dynamics of plantation worlds, past and present. Their syllabus is the perfect end to our series on the Plantationocene.
The Roots of (Radical) Animism: A Conversation with Jemma Deer
In conversation with Shelby Brewster, Jemma Deer discusses her new book, Radical Animism: Reading for the End of the World.
Mapping the Planetary: Five Questions for Dipesh Chakrabarty
Historian and postcolonial studies scholar Dipesh Chakrabarty discusses the relationships between humans and the planets we imagine, construct, and inhabit.
Colonial Theft and Indigenous Resistance in the Kleptocene
The term Anthropocene does not address centuries of violent colonial theft. Kyle Keeler proposes a new title: the Kleptocene.
The Future of Conservation: A Conversation with Bram Büscher and Robert Fletcher
Yardain Amron talks with Bram Büscher and Robert Fletcher—co-authors of The Conservation Revolution—about capitalism, ecotourism, and the urgent need to re-imagine mainstream conservation.
What Happens When Gamers Become (Digital) Geoengineers?
Elon Musk’s dream of colonizing Mars may be decades away, but video games allow us to practice geoengineering here and now. Doron Darnov explores how digital terraforming both shapes and reflects our desires for worldmaking at (inter)planetary scales.
The Social Media of Polar Exploration
Hester Blum’s new book, The News at the Ends of the Earth, explains why 19th-century newspapers printed on polar expeditions offer a model for communicating in the age of climate crisis.
Adventures in the Underland: A Conversation with Robert Macfarlane
Celebrated author Robert Macfarlane discusses his latest book, Underland, which journeys deep underground to look for answers.
Recording the Mississippi Soundscape: A Conversation with Monica Haller
Artist Monica Haller explores the Mississippi River as an Anthropocene site with intimate ties to her own family history. She records the underwater sounds of this historical waterway to trace connections between the river and legacies of slavery, philosophies of ownership, and environmental racism.
