Historicising Entanglements: Science, Technology and Socio-Ecological Change in the Postcolonial Anthropocene
Evelien de Hoop, Aarthi Sridhar, Claiton Márcio da Silva, Erik van der Vleuten
Abstract
The special issue introduction discusses postcolonial approaches to studying the Anthropocene (and alternative terms). It then connects to historical and postcolonial Science and Technology Studies (STS) work to guide the research papers towards investigating (a) the emergence and shaping of regionally-specific situated constellations of science, technology and socio-ecological change, and (b) how inequitable transnational and postcolonial relations mattered to those situated histories. It concludes by introducing the different s.i. contributions.
Topics & Concepts
AnthropoceneEnvironmental ethicsSociologyGeographyEcologyPhilosophyBiologyGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchGeographies of human-animal interactionsWater Governance and Infrastructure