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Open lecture: What is the Anthropocene? 5 September 2023 18:00 - 19:30

In autumn 2023, following the instalment of the first Distinguished Fellow of the Anthropocene, Dr Sjoerd J. Kluiving, a lecture series with expert speakers covering the Anthropocene is programmed.

During the lecture series 'Anthropocene: overarching disciplines collaborating for sustainable change', speakers and participants will explore how overarching disciplines contribute to challenges of the planetary poly crisis that are part of what scientists are debating is the Anthropocene. Each lecture consists of two expert presentations which will be followed by discussion.

On 5 September, we kick off the lecture series with an introduction to the Anthropocene:

The Anthropocene is a new time period in which we humans currently live, although discussions are still going on delivering sometimes fierce debates among scientists. What is the Anthropocene? Is it a new time unit for humanity on Earth? Mere than geological questions of time boundaries, Golden Spikes and how to measure those, it is apparent that most other academic branches have discussed and/or embraced the term, signifying that the Anthropocene forms a multi-disciplinary arena of global to local challenges and problems that relate to the 17 UNSDGs.

In addition, transdisciplinary workshops on the road to the COP 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are organised, you can find them here. The lecture series as well as the fellowship of the Anthropocene are coordinated by the Amsterdam Sustainability Institute, all events are free and open to anyone interested.

Programme

17.45 Walk-in

18.00 Welcome by Prof Philipp Pattberg

18.10 Inauguration of Dr Sjoerd Kluiving as VU Distinguished Fellow of the Anthropocene 

18.20 Presentation 1 by Dr Sjoerd Kluiving
Towards a Theory of the Anthropocene: review of overarching disciplines and research addressing planetary boundaries and social and humanitarian crises

18.40 Presentation 2 by Dr Kim Cohen
Coverage and Status of the Anthropocene: inclusivity of data and transdisciplinary issues in iso-chronically defining human-witnessed youngest earth time periods

19.00 Discussion

19.20 Closing

About Open lecture: What is the Anthropocene?

Starting date

  • 5 September 2023

Time

  • 18:00 - 19:30

Location

  • Main Building
  • 6A-00

Organised by

  • VU Distinguished Fellow of the Anthropocene and Amsterdam Sustainability Institute

Language

  • English

Speakers

Speakers

prof. Philipp Pattberg, director Amsterdam Sustainability Institute

Sjoerd Kluiving, Faculties Humanities & Science, Vrije Universiteit, VU Distinguished Fellow of the Anthropocene

Kim Cohen, Faculty Geosciences, Utrecht University; Voting member ICS Subcommission Quaternary Stratigraphy Universiteit Utrecht

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