Contemporary Studies Network Roundtable
Responding to Robert Macfarlane’s ‘Generation Anthropocene’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18957930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Sykes (0000-0002-0229-4888, University of Birmingham, corresponding author), Arin Keeble (0000-0001-6072-8800, Edinburgh Napier University), Daniel Cordle (0000-0002-5115-9666, Edinburgh Napier University), Joanne Scott (0000-0002-7192-1937, University of Salford), Diletta De Cristofaro (0000-0002-6934-6881, De Montfort University), Daniel King (0000-0002-0277-8444), Andrew Rowcroft (0000-0002-3596-1309, University of Lincoln), Neelam Srivastava (0000-0003-4076-6580, Newcastle University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Open Library of Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2056-6700 • E-ISSN: 2056-6700 |
| Publisher | Open Library of the Humanities (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.16995/olh.153 |
| OpenAlex | W2590213898 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
In April 2016, The Guardian published ‘Generation Anthropocene: How humans have altered the planet forever’ by the celebrated academic and nature writer Robert Macfarlane. Reflecting on the article’s importance as a critical experiment and, perhaps, a vital form of public engagement, Contemporary Studies Network (CSN) asked six of its members, working across very different areas of literary and cultural studies, to respond to and extend Macfarlane’s article, mapping the different ways in which literary scholars might approach the age of the Anthropocene. Conducted via email, this roundtable conversation asks to what extent the Anthropocene marks a new era in literary criticism, how exactly it extends preexisting strands of ecocriticism and trauma studies, and what the global scope of the term might be beyond the confines of the Western literary canon. Discussion ranges from issues of temporality to genre and form and it also addresses Macfarlane’s rhetoric, his call to arms for those working in the humanities, for a more comprehensive investigation in to the roles of literature and art in responding to and representing what may become a new epoch
Anthropocene · Art · Conversation · Ecocriticism · Environmental ethics · Literary criticism · Literature · Rhetoric · Sociology · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature · History · Modern American Literature Studies · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |