Anthropocene: Exploring the Future of the Age of Humans | Environment & Society Portal

About this issue

Scientists have suggested that the effects of human activities are beginning to leave traces in the geological record, leading to the creation of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. But what does it mean to live in the Anthropocene? What are our responsibilities in a world where the boundaries between nature and culture are no longer clear? How do we visualize and teach the challenges of the future? The articles in this issue of RCC Perspectives reflect upon the ethics, aesthetics, and didactics of an “Age of Humans.”

How to cite: Trischler, Helmuth (ed.), “Anthropocene: Exploring the Future of the Age of Humans,” RCC Perspectives 2013, no 3. doi.org/10.5282/rcc/5603.

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Content

Introduction by Helmuth Trischler
Assuming Responsibility for the Anthropocene: Challenges and Opportunities in Education by Reinhold Leinfelder
Neurogeology: The Anthropocene’s Inspirational Power by Christian Schwägerl
The Enjoyment of Complexity: A New Political Anthropology for the Anthropocene? by Jens Kersten
Cur(at)ing the Planet—How to Exhibit the Anthropocene and Why by Nina Möllers
Anthropocenic Poetics: Ethics and Aesthetics in a New Geological Age by Sabine Wilke

About RCC Perspectives

RCC Perspectives is an open-access publication that exists to record and reflect the activities of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. The journal was rebranded in 2016 as RCC Perspectives: Transformations in Environment and Society. It provides a forum for examining the interrelationship between environmental and social changes and is designed to inspire new perspectives on humanity and the wider world. RCC Perspectives aims to bridge the gap between scholarly and non-scholarly audiences and encourage international dialogue.

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The Perspectives Team

Published from 2010 to 2020, the series editors of RCC Perspectives were RCC Directors Christof Mauch and Helmuth Trischler. The former editing team consisted of Harriet Windley and Kristy Henderson. Katie Ritson served as co-series editor and managing editor for many years alongside former editors Brenda Black, Stephanie Hood, Hannah Roberson, and Samantha Rothbart.