Perspectives
The Reverse of the Sublime: Dilemmas (and Resources) of the Anthropocene Garden
Serenella Iovino uses the garden as a lens to analyze the impacts of old and new forms of aestheticizing nature on the geology of our planet.
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“The Tornado Was Not the A-Bomb’s Child”: The Politics of Extreme Weather in the Age of Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Testing
When a tornado strikes Worcester, Massachusetts, residents suspect the disaster is the work of an unlikely culprit—the atomic bomb.
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Resistance in the Midst of the Anthropocene: The Rise and Fall of Artificial Earthquakes at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, 1962–1966
This article explores the materialization of the Anthropocene at the local level.
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Fire: A Brief History
This book packs into one slender volume a sweeping tale of fire, and humanity’s interactions with fire, from prehistory to the dawn of the twenty-first century.
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“Gaia versus the Anthropocene: Untimely Thoughts on the Current Eco-Catastrophe.”
This article suggests an alternative understanding of global warming and gives a thermodynamic and historical account of ecological destruction.
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Interview with Amelia Moore, author of Destination Anthropocene
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Amelia Moore is interviewed on her new book, Destination Anthropocene: Science and Tourism in The Bahamas.
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Radical Animism: Reading for the End of the World
Excerpt from RCC fellow Jemma Deer’s monograph Radical Animism: Reading for the End of the World.
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ASLE EcoCast: Changing the Anthropo-scene: Una Chaudhuri and Eco-Theatre
In this episode of ASLE’s official podcast, Jemma Deer and Brandon Galm interviews Una Chaudhuri on the topic of eco-theatre.
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“A Different Story in the Anthropocene: Brazil’s Post-Colonial Quest for Oil (1930–1975)”
In this article, Antoine Acker provides a different perspective on the Anthropocene.
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Strata and Three Stories
This volume addresses our understanding of the Anthropocene and its challenges, and suggests that multidisciplinarity and storytelling play key roles in devising resilient solutions.