Forces of Reproduction : Notes for a Counter-Hegemonic Anthropocene

Stefania Barca

doi:10.1017/9781108878371

Forces of Reproduction : Notes for a Counter-Hegemonic Anthropocene

Stefania Barca ¹

1 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Datum der Publikation: 2020

Art: Buch

DOI: 10.1017/9781108878371 GOOGLE SCHOLAR Open Access editor

Zusammenfassung

The concept of Anthropocene has been incorporated within a hegemonic narrative that represents 'Man' as the dominant geological force of our epoch, emphasizing the destruction and salvation power of industrial technologies. This Element develops a counter-hegemonic narrative based on the perspective of earthcare labour – or the 'forces of reproduction'. It brings to the fore the historical agency of reproductive and subsistence workers as those subjects that, through both daily practices and organized political action, take care of the biophysical conditions for human reproduction, thus keeping the world alive. Adopting a narrative justice approach, and placing feminist political ecology right at the core of its critique of the Anthropocene storyline, this Element offers a novel and timely contribution to the environmental humanities.

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