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Racial geographies of the Anthropocene: Memory and erasure in Rio de Janeiro.

Authors :
Reyes-Carranza, Mariana
Source :
Politics; May2023, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p250-266, 17p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This paper interrogates the extent to which imaginaries of climate and ecological breakdown attend to the memories, knowledges, and experiences of communities already impacted by histories of racism, colonialism, and poverty. Drawing on insights from Black studies and decolonial thinking, the article reflects on how the causes and effects of anthropogenic climate change can be mapped onto geographies of racialised violence and social dispossession. Specific emphasis is given to Rio de Janeiro, notably its port area, a geographical space where future-oriented narratives remain oblivious to the city's history of anti-Black violence and Indigenous genocide. In parallel, the paper looks at the recently built Museum of Tomorrow and its public representations of the Anthropocene. Overall, the article contends that pluralising accounts of the Anthropocene might offer alternative epistemic entry points for understanding and interrupting the mounting ecological catastrophe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02633957
Volume :
43
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Politics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
163683720
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/02633957211026470