Environment, Social Justice, and the Media in the Age of the Anthropocene (Environment and Society)

Environment, Social Justice, and the Media in the Age of Anthropocene addresses three imminent challenges to human society in the age of the Anthropocene. The first challenge involves the survival of the species; the second the breakdown of social justice; and the third the inability of the media to provide global audiences with an adequate orientation about these issues. The notion of the Anthropocene as a geological age shaped by human intervention implies a new understanding of the human context that influences the physical and biological sciences. Human existence continues to be affected by the physical and biological reality from which it evolved but, in turn, it affects that reality as well. This work addresses this paradox by bringing together the contributions of researchers from very different disciplines in conversation about the complex relationships between the physical/biological world and the human world to offer different perspectives and solutions in establishing social and environmental justice in the age of the Anthropocene. Cover Environment, Social Justice, and the Media in the Age of the Anthropocene Series page Environment, Social Justice, and the Media in the Age of the Anthropocene Copyright Contents Introduction Survival Social Justice The Media The Anthropocene Section One: “Defining the Anthropocene” Section Two: “Ethical and Social Implications of the Anthropocene” Section 3: Media Interpretations of the Anthropocene Section 4: Spreading the Message in the Anthropocene Section 5: Tradition FOR the Future of the Anthropocene Works Cited “The Sower,” Engraving Scarlato The Sower Section 1: Defining the Anthropocene Chapter 1 Humanity in/of the Anthropocene Notes on the Concept of Anthropocene Humanity of the Anthropocene Humanity in the Anthropocene Conclusion Notes Works Cited Chapter 2 The Anthropocene THE IMPRINT OF HUMANITY From the Pyramids of Sacrifice to Those of Knowledge The Case of Homo naledi: Reasoning on the Age of the Anthropocene The Paradoxes of the Anthropocene The Era of Homo Researcher Works Cited Chapter 3 Democratizing the Anthropocene The Anthropocene: The Science of a New Epoch of Geological Time Deliberative Policy in an Ecological Context: From Jürgen Habermas to John Dryzek The Science of Deliberation: Local and Global Dimensions of Ecological Democracy Conclusions Notes Works Cited Chapter 4 The Land Ethic in Light of the Divine Economy Land Ethic, Revisited: Two Criticisms and a Few Additions The Divine Economy Conclusion Notes Works Cited Section 2: Ethical and Social Implications for the Anthropocene Chapter 5 Ethic and Responsibility in the Anthropocene Era Ethics of Duty The Role of the Individual toward Nature Human Responsibility and Anthropocene An Ethic for the Anthropocene: Proposals for Action Notes Works Cited Chapter 6 Justice, the Media, and the Power of Dissent Notes Works Cited Chapter 7 Second Lives/Second Chances THE CRISIS OF THE REGULATIVE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL POLICIES Environmental Protection versus Social Justice? Changes to the Welfare State and its Application within Civil Society Social Cooperatives Social Cooperatives as Instrument of Social Change Example of a Social-Environmental Alliance Alternative to the Neoliberal Approach Second Lives/Second Chances: A Social-Environmental Alliance to Promote Social Inclusion Notes Works Cited Chapter 8 From Modernity to Risk FRAMING THE MILITARY BASE IN SARDINIA The Rise and Fall of Militarization Risk Disruption The Triggering Event Two Contrasting Representations Investigation Phase Conclusions: Missing the Restoration Phase Notes Works Cited Section 3: Media Interpretations of the Anthropocene Chapter 9 Consequences of Postmodernism Richard Rorty’s Kind of Postmodernism Consequences of Postmodernism The Notion of Post-Truth Being Human Conclusions Notes Works Cited Chapter 10 When Tribalism Trumps Science Notes Works Cited Chapter 11 Rhetoric of Denial Established Strategies for Climate Denial False Balance/Debate Denial of Consensus Strategies for Climate Denial in Our Brave New World Fake Authorities and Fake News Personalization, Dramatization, and Novelty: Climate Change as a Politicized Issue The Impermanence of Our System of Knowledge Conclusion Works Cited Chapter 12 A Smog of Lies Presidential Lies Are the Status Quo Trump’s Litany of Lies Trump and Climate Change Trump, the Press, and the Right-Wing Echo Chamber What Is to Be Done? Works Cited Section 4: Spreading the Message in the Anthropocene Chapter 13 Journalism Education in the Age of the Anthropocene Notes Works Cited Chapter 14 Racism, Fascism, and Protest Movements in Popular Music Early American Popular Music Anti-War Movement, Civil Rights, and the Environment Punk and New Wave Rock Festivals for Change The Rise of Women and Rap Music Neil Young as an Archetypal Social Musician Changes in the Recording Industry Environmental Concerns Conclusion Works Cited Chapter 15 Ecomusicology Music Psychology Ecocriticism, Musicology, and Ecomusicology Environmental Awareness and Selected Musical Works Conclusion Works Cited Section 5: Tradition for the Future of the Anthropocene Chapter 16 Tradition Can Save the Future of Nature Ethno-Development and the Andean Solution Andean Constitutions and Laws What Are the Rights of Nature? Inspiration for Other States In Sardinia Conclusion Notes Works Cited Chapter 17 Cultural Heritage of Ethnobotany Systematics and Ethnosystematics Linnean and Ethno-nomenclature Botany and Ethnobotany Knowledge of Plants as the Basis of Life World Centers of Origin of Cultivated Plants following Vavilov The Sacrality of Plants Plants, Continents, People, Migrations Conclusion Works Cited Chapter 18 From Global History to the Singleness and Uniqueness of the Lands Global History A New Phase of Imperialism Representations of World Systems Toward New History of China Crimes of Colonialism A New Global Order Based on Wars What Are the Real Responsibilities of the Enlightenment? Oil and Fossil Industry Crimes Possible Alternatives The Unthinkable Regarding Postcolonial Studies An International, General Strike CONCLUSION Notes Works Cited Chapter 19 The Global and Utopian Empire of Alexander the Great Understanding Globalization in the Ancient World The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations versus Alexander’s Policies Elements of Globalization in Ancient Times Main Elements of Globalization in Ancient Empires Alexander’s Modern Policies for Integration and Assimilation Failure of the Global Modal after Alexander’s Death Works Cited Index About the Contributors "This book defines for readers the ecological epoch known as the Anthropocene and brings together an interdisciplinary roster of researchers and scholars to address key imminent challenges to human society posed by climate crisis. The work also analyzes and provides a constructive vision on the relationship between social justice and the media"--Provided by publisher