1154 | 324 | Exploring ‘The era of the Anthropocene’ subject in Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

By studying the Anthropocene we can see the importance of space, of the relationships between nature and society, between different countries, of the spatial distribution of technological innovations and the unequal way in which territories face environmental costs. In this sense, the discussion that has been generated around the concept of Anthropocene places the main focus at the responsibility of human actions and the role played by the rest of the agents (in the accelerated change of the landscape, in the changes in the biosphere, the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere, etc.). Deepening the understanding of the relationships between society and nature and recognizing the basic concepts of the functioning of natural systems, as well as identifying the main socio-ecological challenges, are vital to understanding the Anthropocene._x000D_
In this communication we will analyse the subject ‘The era of the Anthropocene’ (La era del Antropoceno) that is taught at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya within the University Master’s Degree in Contemporary World History (Máster universitario de Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo). We will examine how the subject is articulated around its 4 challenges (the debate on the Anthropocene, the energy transition, electrification and gender, the environmental impact of agriculture and inequality in the consumption of materials) to see how we can influence a vision more geographical, beyond a time based explanation._x000D_
How can we imbricate and get students concepts as spatial as uneven development or North-South relations? How to provide, in this specific case, the subject with a powerful geographical scope?_x000D_

Aritz Tutor Anton
UPV-EHU

ID Abstract: 324

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