Black Perspectives on the Anthropocene: Fashion, Food, & Water
Sunday, February 9, 2025
with Sha’Mira Covington
When the Anthropocene meets decoloniality and critical race theory, we collide at the critical intersection of fashion, food, and water. These are the few necessities that an individual needs to survive and a material and temporal solidarity exists between them. The “Anthropocene” is used to explain how human actions shape the environment in all its physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. Chattel slavery and European colonization define the Anthropocene, followed by decades of the establishment of plantations, the introduction of cash crops, massive clearings of forests, the pollution of waterways, and other economic exploitation. So, what can a Black perspective on the Anthropocene teach us about our relationships to our basic necessities?
Sunday, February 9, 2025
with Sha’Mira Covington
When the Anthropocene meets decoloniality and critical race theory, we collide at the critical intersection of fashion, food, and water. These are the few necessities that an individual needs to survive and a material and temporal solidarity exists between them. The “Anthropocene” is used to explain how human actions shape the environment in all its physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. Chattel slavery and European colonization define the Anthropocene, followed by decades of the establishment of plantations, the introduction of cash crops, massive clearings of forests, the pollution of waterways, and other economic exploitation. So, what can a Black perspective on the Anthropocene teach us about our relationships to our basic necessities?
Sunday, February 9, 2025
with Sha’Mira Covington
When the Anthropocene meets decoloniality and critical race theory, we collide at the critical intersection of fashion, food, and water. These are the few necessities that an individual needs to survive and a material and temporal solidarity exists between them. The “Anthropocene” is used to explain how human actions shape the environment in all its physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. Chattel slavery and European colonization define the Anthropocene, followed by decades of the establishment of plantations, the introduction of cash crops, massive clearings of forests, the pollution of waterways, and other economic exploitation. So, what can a Black perspective on the Anthropocene teach us about our relationships to our basic necessities?