{"title":"Do I Know the Anthropocene When I See It?","authors":"J. Fay","doi":"10.1525/rep.2022.157.3.41","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (2018) is a film that gives rise to productive confusion about the sight and state of our planet and the inadequacy of our current concepts and aesthetic categories. The Anthropocene, especially on film, is “conceptually devastating.” This phrase, from Susan Neiman’s reading of Hannah Arendt and modern evil, has philosophical and moral implications for what it means to see, know, and respond to nature “after” the human.","PeriodicalId":47353,"journal":{"name":"Representations","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Representations","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1525/rep.2022.157.3.41","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CULTURAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (2018) is a film that gives rise to productive confusion about the sight and state of our planet and the inadequacy of our current concepts and aesthetic categories. The Anthropocene, especially on film, is “conceptually devastating.” This phrase, from Susan Neiman’s reading of Hannah Arendt and modern evil, has philosophical and moral implications for what it means to see, know, and respond to nature “after” the human.
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An interdisciplinary journal edited by renowned scholars, Representations publishes trend-setting articles and criticism in a wide variety of fields in the humanities. In addition to special topical issues, tributes, and forums, inside you’ll find insightful coverage of: •The Body, Gender, and Sexuality •Culture and Law •Empire, Imperialism, and The New World •History and Memory •Narrative and Poetics •National Identities •Politics and Aesthetics •Philosophy and Religion •Race and Ethnicity •Science Studies •Society, Class, and Power •Visual Culture
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