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Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto 2017–

The Concept of the Anthropocene in the East Asian Context

Where is the Anthropocene? If seen from a corner of the East Asian Continent/Peninsula/Archipelago, does the same image come into focus as seen from other parts of the world? Although the notion of the Anthropocene points to humanity’s involvement in Earth history, especially in light of contemporary global environmental change, the very same planet is comprised of individual ecological niches and diverse cultures existing within particular milieu. So we might also ask: Who is this humanity? Collaborating with both Japanese and European museums and their associated communities, the aim of this project was to design a sequence of events exploring the conceptual, material, and immaterial cultural forms through which environmental knowledge has historically been recognized, organized, activated, and transmitted in East Asia by way of conferences, public events, and publications.

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