Takes From The Anthropocene

This episode from Olivia Heifetz in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines the idea of disaster capitalism. Heifetz proposes ways to view disaster capitalism and highlights who and what it affects the most.

Show Notes

This episode from Olivia Heifetz in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines the idea of disaster capitalism. Heifetz proposes ways to view disaster capitalism and highlights who and what it affects the most. Heifetz collects numerous examples as to why humans should care about decorporatizing disaster and ways humans can move to prevent it in the future. Heifetz explains the difference between slow-onset and acute disasters and how they affect communities, both in the U.S. and abroad. Even disaster relief programs sometimes participate in disaster capitalism or disaster politics. Heifetz breaks down the difference and expands on where some of these disasters come from and suggests some possible solutions.

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!