The Anthropocenic Turn: The Interplay between Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Responses to a New Age

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This interdisciplinary volume discusses whether the increasing salience of the Anthropocene concept in the humanities and the social sciences constitutes an "Anthropocenic turn." The Anthropocene discourse creates novel conceptual configurations and enables scholars to re-negotiate and re-contextualize long-established paradigms, premises, theories and methodologies. These innovative constellations stimulate fresh research in many areas of thought and practice. The contributors to this volume respond to the proposition of an "Anthropocene turn" from the perspective of diverse research fields, including history of science, philosophy, environmental humanities and political science as well as literary, art and media studies. Altogether, the collection reveals to which extent the Anthropocene concept challenges deep-seated assumptions across disciplines. It invites readers to explore the wealth of scholarly perspectives on the Anthropocene as well as unexpected inter- and transdisciplinary connections. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures 1.1 Francisco de Goya yLucientes, Duelo a Garrotazos, 1820–1823, Técnica mixta. © Photographic Archive Museo Nacional del Prado, courtesy Museo del P rado31 9.1 Casper David Friedrich, The Great Enclosure Near Dresden, 1831/1832, Oil on Canvas. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Phot ü or: J gen Karpinski, © bpk-Bildagentur, courtesy bpk-Bildagen tur 9.2 Andreas Gursky, 99 Cents, 1999 .© Andreas Gursky / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019, courtesy S üth M pr agers Berlin Londo n 9.3 Tara Donovan, Untitled (Plastic Cup, 2 s) 006, Installation (plastic cups), at: New York: Pace Gallery, © Tara Donovan, courtesy Pace Gallery, Photo: Kerry Ryan McFate, courtesy Pace Gal lery 11.1 Elke Marhöfer B, ecoming extinct (Wild Grass), 2018, Filmstills (TC 20:3; TC 16:18; TC 6:15; TC 9:13) © Elke Marhöfer, courtesy Elke Mar höfer 11.2 Elke Marhöfer, Prendas ngangas, enquisos, machines. Each part welcomes the other without saying, 2014, Filmstills (TC 24:45; TC 24:48; TC 3:32; TC 20:15) © Elke Marhöfer, courtesy Elke Mar höfer 12.1 Alexandra R. Toland, Seed Packets, “Do Not Open”, 2018. Photo: Alexandra R. Tola nd 12.2 Andrew S. Yang, Ecologies of Interruptio n(Flying Gardens of Maybe), 2013. Photo: © Andrew S. Yang, courtesy Andrew S. Ya ng 12.3 FuturefarmerFs, latbread Society Seed Collection, 2014. Photo: © Futurefarmers, courtesy Futurefa rmer2s29 12.4 Alexandra R. Toland, Closeup Eating Popcorn, 2018. Photo: Alexandra R. Tola nd 13.1 Serenella Iovino, Image of Tamiko Thiel’s installation Wild Garden at Munich’s Pinakothek der Modern, e2018. Photo: Serenella Iov ino 13.2 Serenella Iovino, Image of Tamiko Thiel’s installation Wild Garden at Munich’s Pinakothek der Modern, e2018. Photo: Serenella Iov ino 13.3 Serenella Iovino, Image of Tamiko Thiel’s installation Wild Garden at Munich’s Pinakothek der Modern, e2018. Photo: Serenella Iov ino Anthropocenic Turn?—An Introduction Section 1 Creating Knowledge in the Anthropocene 1 The “Material Turn” and the “Anthropocenic Turn” from a History of Science Perspective 2 The Anthropocene and the History of Science 3 The Dirty Metaphysics of Fossil Freedom 4 Thoughts on Asia and the Anthropocene Section 2 Narrating the Anthropocene 5 Safe Conduct: The Anthropocene and the Tragic 6 Literature Pedagogy and the Anthropocene 7 Dating the Anthropocene 8 When Humans Become Nature Section 3 Sensing the Anthropocene 9 Challenges for an Aesthetics of the Anthropocene 10 The Urgency of a New Humanities 11 Filming through the Milieu: Becoming Extinct 12 Seeds—Boundary Objects of the Anthropocene 13 Art, Media, and the Dilemmas of the Anthropocene Notes on Contributors Index