Date/time: October 27, 2016 4 P.M.~

Location: Osaka University Graduate School of Human Sciences
                Humaine Hall (East Building Lecture Room 207)

Presenter: Casper Bruun Jensen, Graduate School of Human Sciences Specially Appointed Associate Professor

       * This seminar will be presented in English.

Message from presenter:

The earth has crossed several thresholds thought to maintain global ecological stability; if this process does not stop soon, earth systems may spin into positive feedback loops with unpredictable and likely catastrophic outcomes.

Defined as a the period where humans began leaving measurable marks in geological strata, and connected with global warming and climate change, this new era is referred to as the anthropocene. Having simultaneously entered natural science, social science and public discourses, the anthropocene shows up in disciplines as varied as geology, marine biology, literary theory and anthropology and extends into anthropocene arts and climate fiction.

Given the variability and magnitude of the challenges encompassed by the anthropocene, it is increasingly evident that tackling them will require new disciplinary alliances drawing on a range of knowledges across the humanities-social science-natural science spectrum. At issue, is nothing less than the need to ‘think the new earth.’ The paper discusses the challenges and opportunities for social science and the humanities in light of these transformations.

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Contact for RSVP or more information: mirai-kyoso@hus.osaka-u.ac.jp
Organized by: Osaka University Graduate School of Human Sciences
                        Center for Collaborative Future Creation