Area Studies, History and the Anthropocene

Rommel A. Curaming

doi:10.22801/svn.2020.12.2.201

Area Studies, History and the Anthropocene

SUVANNABHUMI
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2020, 12(2), pp.201-224
DOI : 10.22801/svn.2020.12.2.201
Publisher : Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies
Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Southeast Asia
Received : January 30, 2020
Accepted : July 7, 2020
Published : July 31, 2020

Rommel A. Curaming ¹

¹University of Brunei Darussalam

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The term Anthropocene encapsulates the idea that the human impact on earth has already reached the level of a geological force with catastrophic consequences, such as global warming or climate change. The envisioning of an apocalyptic future of the possible demise of the human race is central to this idea. This paper seeks to explore the implications of the Anthropocene on the very idea of area studies. Does the planetary scope of the Anthropocenic condition, and the concerted effort in the global scale in the need to address it, mean the end of area studies, which is premised on a particularity of an area? Is a posthumanist history feasible? If yes, how can it really help address the problem? Or, it will merely muddle the issues?

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Anthropocene, Area Studies, Environment, Climate Change, Humanism, Post-humanist History

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