Inhabiting the Anthropocene. Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Times of Crisis
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Inhabiting the Anthropocene. Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Times of Crisis. / Eghbali, Arshia.
I: European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, Bind 5, Nr. 1, 2022, s. 50–63.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Inhabiting the Anthropocene. Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Times of Crisis
AU - Eghbali, Arshia
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Reconciling the seemingly incompatible concepts of the Anthropocene and the everyday, this paper argues and demonstrates that (1) despite the disconcerting effects of its truly planetary scale, the Anthropocene is not absent or invisible in the realm of everyday life; (2) the everyday is not simply a neutral background solely meant for times of stability, but it is in fact a dynamic system that responds to various scales of change and absorbs the new and the unfamiliar into the familiar. Moreover, the paper also shows that the ways in which change is lived and navigated on an everyday scale, in times of the covid-19 pandemic and climate change, are a unique field for aesthetic enquiry. Everyday material objects such as tote bags, water bottles, masks, and habits like working from home and second-hand wearing are discussed as examples of the everyday experience of relating to the Anthropocene and its crises.
AB - Reconciling the seemingly incompatible concepts of the Anthropocene and the everyday, this paper argues and demonstrates that (1) despite the disconcerting effects of its truly planetary scale, the Anthropocene is not absent or invisible in the realm of everyday life; (2) the everyday is not simply a neutral background solely meant for times of stability, but it is in fact a dynamic system that responds to various scales of change and absorbs the new and the unfamiliar into the familiar. Moreover, the paper also shows that the ways in which change is lived and navigated on an everyday scale, in times of the covid-19 pandemic and climate change, are a unique field for aesthetic enquiry. Everyday material objects such as tote bags, water bottles, masks, and habits like working from home and second-hand wearing are discussed as examples of the everyday experience of relating to the Anthropocene and its crises.
U2 - 10.6092/issn.2612-0496/14803
DO - 10.6092/issn.2612-0496/14803
M3 - Journal article
VL - 5
SP - 50
EP - 63
JO - European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes
JF - European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes
SN - 2612-0496
IS - 1
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