Search results for "antroposeeni"

Erojen politiikkaa antroposeenin aikana

2018

The Human and Non-human Interconnectedness in Three Chinese Contemporary Artists

2021

Today, we live in an era known as the Anthropo cene. The interconnectedness between humans and other living entities and environments is an essential part of the theme of the Anthropocene and a central concern in contemporary culture and art. Through the emphasis of the role of non human agents, new materialism and posthuman ism radically problematize the binaries of sub ject/object, human/nonhuman, cultural/natural, and mind/body, and challenge the superiority of the human. Although both Chinese and Western scholars widely acknowledge that Chinese tradi tional culture and art are deeply based on less anthropocentric modes of thinking, the contem porary Chinese artists’ expression of the in…

Posthuman(ist) Feminism, Feminist Posthumanities

2018

"Näissä runoissa ylistetään luontoa ja mollataan ihmisiä" : luonnon ja ihmisen suhde lasten runotulkinnoissa

2018

Tässä pro gradu -tutkielmassa tutkin lasten runotulkintoja suomalaisesta lastenrunoudesta ja niissä kuvaillusta luonnosta. Tutkimuksessani vaikuttaa niin kirjallisuudentutkimuksellinen kuin lapsuudentutkimuksellinen näkökulma: tutkimusaihe sijoittuu kirjallisuudentutkimuksen kentälle, kun taas tutkimukseni tavoite antaa ääni yhteiskunnassamme usein hiljennetyille lapsille noudattaa lapsuudentutkimuksen ideologiaa. Tutkimukseni metodologiset valinnat pohjaavat lapsinäkökulmaisen tutkimuksen periaatteeseen, jonka mukaan lapset tuottavat ja rakentavat tietoa kulttuurissamme. Näin ollen siirrän lastenrunouden asiantuntijuuden tutkimuksessani lapsille. Tutkimustani varten keräsin aineistoa kahde…

Ajan yhteismitattomuus Chris Watsonin ääniteoksessa The Green Rooms

2022

Building up an ecologically sustainable and socially desirable post-COVID-19 future

2021

AbstractCOVID-19 crisis has emphasized how poorly prepared humanity is to cope with global disasters. However, this crisis also offers a unique opportunity to move towards a more sustainable and equitable future. Here, we identify the underlying environmental, social, and economic chronic causes of the COVID-19 crisis. We argue in favour of a holistic view to initiate a socio-economic transition to improve the prospects for global sustainability and human well-being. Alternative approaches to “Business-As-Usual” for guiding the transition are already available for implementation. Yet, to ensure a successful and just transition, we need to change our priorities towards environmental integrit…

Pathways towards a sustainable future envisioned by early-career conservation researchers

2021

Scientists have warned decision-makers about the severe consequences of the global environmental crisis since the 1970s. Yet ecological degradation continues and little has been done to address climate change. We investigated early-career conservation researchers' (ECR) perspectives on, and prioritization of, actions furthering sustainability. We conducted a survey (n = 67) and an interactive workshop (n = 35) for ECR attendees of the 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology (2018). Building on these data and discussions, we identified ongoing and forthcoming advances in conservation science. These include increased transdisciplinarity, science communication, advocacy in conservati…

Utopianism in the Age of Capitalocene

2021

This article explores the social and political imagination of ‘the Anthropocene’ and the utopian counter images that can be derived from it. From the utopian studies perspective, I argue that the Anthropocene cannot provide sufficient societal alternatives for the current ecological predicament. This is due to the fact that the concept of Anthropocene relies too heavily on the image of abstract humanity to be able to offer real societal alternatives. It cannot name the social system we live in and, therefore, it cannot fundamentally challenge existing social arrangements. Based on utopian social theory, I conceptualize utopia as a counter image of the present motivated by a desire for bette…

The multiple futures of feminism

2018

Feminism as a concept and as a movement tends to provoke ambivalent responses. Although gender equality is a commonly shared value, feminism remains hotly debated in Finland, and explicit anti-feminism often intertwines with homophobic, xenophobic, and racist currents. To resist reactionary mobilization, new generations of feminists are defining their feminism as intersectional. For them, analysing gender and gender-based subordination is not enough, but racism, homophobia and transphobia need to be tackled just as urgently. The possible futures of feminism, its utopias and dystopias, were the topic of a panel discussion at the annual Finnish gender studies conference organized by the Unive…

Kohti planetaarista tuntua : feministis-posthumanistinen uudelleenkuvittelu ja etiikka ihmisen jälkeen

2021

Niin kutsuttu antroposeeni eli ihmisten valtakausi on aiheuttanut lukemattomia globaaleja ongelmia ja kriisejä, jotka ovat herättäneet kysymyksen ihmisten kyvystä elää eettisesti muiden lajien ja ympäristönsä kanssa. Esitämme, että feministisellä ja posthumanistisella teorialla on annettavaa taidetta ja tiedettä yhdistäville keskusteluille, joissa kuvitellaan toisenlaisia, ei-inhimillisiin toisiin eettisesti suhtautuvia todellisuuksia. Havainnollistamme tällaista uudelleenkuvittelua valikoimalla suomenkielistä nykyrunoutta, jossa rakennetaan ihmisen jälkeistä etiikkaa. Ehdotamme, että feministinen posthumanismi ja nykyrunous voivat haastaa meitä kuvittelemaan erilaisia t…