Be it the human-discovery of fire or the advent of the steam engine, it is a popular notion to believe that humans are responsible for the shift in global climate. In fact, Paul Crutzen, Nobel prize winner for his work as an atmospheric chemist, proposed the idea that the human race has influenced the environment so much that there should be a geological epoch named after us: The Anthropocene. However, in Andreas Malm’s article, “The Anthropocene Myth”, Malm implores readers to think contrarily to such scholars. His byline testifies that “blaming all of humanity for climate change lets capitalism off the hook,” emphasizing that our negative interaction with the earth isn’t equated to the fundamental attributes of humans—it’s the capitalist system that we have in place. The root of the issue is capitalism, and recognizing this creates prospect for change.
The Petroleum Manga, a project by Marina Zurkow, contains …show more content…
The sorts of ecosystems are called “The Plastisphere” by scientists, and Liboiron calls it “one of the many industrial-natural ecosystems that characterize the Anthropocene.” (24) So, in this instance, she doesn’t reject the concept of the Anthropocene; in fact by using the term “industrial-natural” she proposes a perspective to help better understand the supposed epoch. The natural world must exist in partnership with the manmade-substance that is plastic. She also doesn’t offer a solution—Liboiron simply states the information, leaving the reader to do with it what they will. An interesting choice, seeing that within the piece she refers to how the audience might want to assist in the solution, when she says that trying to remove plastics from the ocean would “disrupt and destroy (what we’re) trying to save in the first
The Petroleum Manga, a project by Marina Zurkow, contains …show more content…
The sorts of ecosystems are called “The Plastisphere” by scientists, and Liboiron calls it “one of the many industrial-natural ecosystems that characterize the Anthropocene.” (24) So, in this instance, she doesn’t reject the concept of the Anthropocene; in fact by using the term “industrial-natural” she proposes a perspective to help better understand the supposed epoch. The natural world must exist in partnership with the manmade-substance that is plastic. She also doesn’t offer a solution—Liboiron simply states the information, leaving the reader to do with it what they will. An interesting choice, seeing that within the piece she refers to how the audience might want to assist in the solution, when she says that trying to remove plastics from the ocean would “disrupt and destroy (what we’re) trying to save in the first