Takes From The Anthropocene

This episode from Charles Borngrebe in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines monumental current issues, such as conservation and climate change, and challenges the modern framing strategies that surround them. Charles proposes new ways in which to think about these issues and highlights ways we can learn from our past.

Show Notes

This episode from Charles Borngrebe in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines monumental current issues, such as conservation and climate change, and challenges the modern framing strategies that surround them. Borngrebe proposes new ways in which to think about these issues and highlights ways we can learn from our past. Particular focus is on conservation and economics of environmentalism as well as traditional Native American strategies to preserve the environment. Politics also has a strong framing power that has been used so far to shift public views on conservation with relation to economies and natural disasters.

What is Takes From The Anthropocene?

Get a fresh perspective on the biggest issues facing us and our planet right now—disasters, climate change, and global health crises. These short, lively podcasts convey student ideas springing from Professor Kate Browne’s Fall 2020 course, Public Anthropology. Public Anthropology takes academic anthropology to the streets where a broad public can access and digest what we have learned. The Anthropocene is the name for our current geologic era, uniquely marked by the reach of human impact into all parts of the planet and life here. Each podcast offers a fresh take from this new era, presenting valuable ideas and potential solutions. Have a listen!