Imagining the Anthropocene with the Wadden Sea
Authors: Katie Ritson & Eveline R. de Smalen (guest researcher at IREES)
Journal: Maritime Studies volume 20, pages 293–303 (2021)
Abstract
This contribution explores the potential of the Wadden Sea for the imagination of the Anthropocene. The concept of the Anthropocene represents a challenge to the cultural imagination, as it draws together deep, geological time, recent and current events, and long futures; the geographical and generational implications of justice; and the profound entanglement of human progress with ecological decline. We argue that the cultural landscape of the Wadden Sea is a space in which these paradoxes and connections are made visible and material. Literary and artistic works engaged with the Wadden Sea display a critical awareness of Anthropocene entanglements: in our analysis, we explore visual and textual representations of the Wadden Sea and show how it serves as a site for the imagination of the past and future of our planet.
Last modified: | 08 November 2021 4.19 p.m. |
More news
-
10 June 2024
Swarming around a skyscraper
Every two weeks, UG Makers puts the spotlight on a researcher who has created something tangible, ranging from homemade measuring equipment for academic research to small or larger products that can change our daily lives. That is how UG...
-
21 May 2024
Results of 2024 University elections
The votes have been counted and the results of the University elections are in!