The Anthropocene in Africa: From Colonialism to Climate Crisis

This course explores the conservation practices of communities in Cape Town from colonialism to the present climate crisis. The Anthropocene describes our current epoch in which our human practices fundamentally and irrevocably affect other living systems. This course offers space for three course aims. First, to explore the theories and concepts that explain and situate the Anthropocene in academic literature. Second, to examine the histories of humanities practices that create and continue the Anthropocene. Third, to introduce you to people, practices, and policies that try to mitigate the acceleration of the Anthropocene as it affected their daily lives.