- Heather Davis
- Judith Marlen Dobler
- Sandra van der Hel
- Johannes Lundershausen
- Anna-Sophie Springer
- Fabio Vladimir Sánchez-Calderón
- Masahiro Terada
- Alexandra Toland
- Anne-Kathrin Winkler-Hanns
Plastic and Surrogacy
This case study addresses the most fundamental and important features of human life: relationships and families. The Technosphere, the feature of human societies that some would argue is the major driver of the Anthropocene, produces a wide range of novel entities—chemicals, materials, and forms of energy that are new to the Earth system. One novel chemical type, “endocrine disruptors,” has the potential to wreak havoc on the human reproductive system. The implications of this are vast, and this fascinating case study is perhaps the most profound example of how we now have to filter the Anthropocene at the most fundamental level of our existence on the planet.
- contributionAnna-Sophie Springer
A Visual Montage as Proxy
In his essay on the Anthropocene, Peter Sloterdijk contemplated whether we should be surprised by the ease with which this relatively recent discourse on the geological impact of humanity—which he provocatively called a “synthetic-semantic virus”—has “escaped” beyond the doors of geophysical scholarship into the realm of cultural production.
Reflection, Resilience, Knowledge production, Human-environment relations, Naturecultures, Care
- contributionHeather Davis, Seth Denizen, Judith Marlen Dobler, Sandra van der Hel, Johannes Lundershausen, Anna-Sophie Springer, Fabio Vladimir Sánchez-Calderón, Masahiro Terada, Alexandra Toland, Anne-Kathrin Winkler-Hanns
Plastics and (In)Fertility
Plastic is a broad and rather deceptive name for a group of synthetic polymers that have become one of the most ubiquitous materials of the contem- porary moment. Composed of long chains of molecules, and derived from oil and natural gas, plastics are incredibly durable. They do not decompose and are predicted to last well beyond human biological time.
Case Study, Adaptation, Affect, Care
