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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2024 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Corey David Ross (corey.ross@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This lecture series explores key issues surrounding the designation of the most recent period of history as a fundamentally new era—the so-called Anthropocene—in which human activity has overtaken other natural processes in shaping the planet’s climate and ecosystems. When we examine energy use, atmospheric changes, water use, land conversion, the nitrogen cycle, biodiversity and much else, it is clear that human societies have become a dominant geological force. Among the questions that arise are: When did this period start, and what were the main drivers and turning points? What are the political, conceptual, and practical implications of creating such a meta-category? What does the concept help to reveal, what does it occlude, and are there better alternatives? Leading voices from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and focusing on a variety of different countries will present their research and discuss their ideas with the participants. The aim of the lecture series is to understand and reflect on the potential, problems and implications of identifying our current age as ‘human-made’. |
| Literatur | Will Steffen, Jacques Grinevald, Paul Crutzen, and John McNeill. "The Anthropocene: conceptual and historical perspectives." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A vol. 369, no. 1938 (2011): 842-867. Christophe Bonneuil, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, The Shock of the Anthropocene: The Earth, History and Us (2016). Julia Adeney Thomas (ed.), Altered Earth: Getting the Anthropocene Right (2022). Dipesh Chakrabarty, The Climate of History in a Planetary Age (2021). |
| Bemerkungen | The course will contain content in both English and German. |
| Weblink | Europainstitut |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-täglich | Dienstag | 16.15-18.00 | Vesalianum Seiteneingang, Grosser Hörsaal (EO.16) |
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Dienstag 15.10.2024 | 16.15-18.00 Uhr | Vesalianum Seiteneingang, Grosser Hörsaal (EO.16) |
| Dienstag 22.10.2024 | 16.15-18.00 Uhr | Vesalianum Seiteneingang, Grosser Hörsaal (EO.16) |
| Dienstag 05.11.2024 | 16.15-18.00 Uhr | Vesalianum Seiteneingang, Grosser Hörsaal (EO.16) |
| Dienstag 19.11.2024 | 16.15-18.00 Uhr | Vesalianum Seiteneingang, Grosser Hörsaal (EO.16) |
| Dienstag 03.12.2024 | 16.15-18.00 Uhr | Vesalianum Seiteneingang, Grosser Hörsaal (EO.16) |
| Module |
Modul: Areas: Europa Global (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Modul: Basis Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Bachelor Studienfach: Geschichte) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) Modul: Synthese (Master Studienfach: Geschichte) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | The Leistungsnachweis will comprise a short report (Kurzprotokoll) on one of the lectures, which can be written in English, German or French. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Universität Basel |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Europainstitut |