NOISE AND OTHER WASTE
The lecture examines the Anthropocene through human impact on the ocean, highlighting the intersections of ecology, culture, and technology. Using marine life, noise pollution, and waste as case studies, it critiques traditional environmental narratives and underscores the ongoing nature of ecological crises. Rather than viewing pollution and degradation as distant events, the lecture emphasizes their ordinariness and systemic roots. It calls for rethinking human-environment relationships, moving beyond alienation toward interconnectedness, and imagining sustainable alternatives to consumption-driven ecological collapse.
The lecture examines the Anthropocene through human impact on the ocean, highlighting the intersections of ecology, culture, and technology. Using marine life, noise pollution, and waste as case studies, it critiques traditional environmental narratives and underscores the ongoing nature of ecological crises. Rather than viewing pollution and degradation as distant events, the lecture emphasizes their ordinariness and systemic roots. It calls for rethinking human-environment relationships, moving beyond alienation toward interconnectedness, and imagining sustainable alternatives to consumption-driven ecological collapse.