Perspectives Article
Politics in—but not of—the Anthropocene
Meyer explores the need for a comprehensive politics of climate change.
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Exhibition chapter
Humans and machines | Welcome to the Anthropocene
This is a chapter of the virtual exhibition “Welcome to the Anthropocene: The Earth in Our Hands”—written and curated by historian Nina Möllers.
Exhibition chapter
Evolution | Welcome to the Anthropocene
This is a chapter of the virtual exhibition “Welcome to the Anthropocene: The Earth in Our Hands”—written and curated by historian Nina Möllers.
Multimedia | journal article
"Slamming the Anthropocene: Performing climate change in museums"
Libby Robin and Cameron Muir discuss representations of the Anthropocene in museums and events.
Multimedia | journal article
"Art, Trees, and the Enchantment of the Anthropocene: Caroline Wendling’s White Wood"
Considering Caroline Wendling’s living artwork White Wood (2014) in northeast Scotland, the author examines the relationship between deep time, ecology, and enchantment.
Multimedia | journal article
"Pope Francis: Priest and Prophet in the Anthropocene"
Deane-Drummond’s article for the Special Commentary section focuses on Pope Francis’s statements about Catholicism, the environment, and social issues. She analyses how his choice of terminology and the concepts he engages set him apart from others speaking out on climate and inequality, and recognizes his contribution to environmental humanities literature.
Multimedia | book excerpt
Mobilizing Hope: Climate Change and Global Poverty
A book by Darrel Moellendorfs on climate change and poverty as two global phenomena that call for political action and radical hope.
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Landscape of Insecurity: The Intricacies of Environmental Changes in Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Niger Delta Region
Once a benefit to humanity but now a scourge, the environment of the Niger Delta has been transformed into a haven for violence, militancy, and criminality.
Exhibition chapter
Humans, Animals, and Nature: Ideas of a Natural and Harmonious (Co-)Existence | Satirical Glimpses of the Cultural History of Vegetarianism
In the nineteenth century, there was much debate about the question of which way of living could be regarded as “natural.” Caricatures on vegetarianism mock ideas of the “natural” relationship between animal and man, and draft utopian as well as dystopian visions of a vegetarian future.