Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Plantationocene, Chthulucene: Making Kin

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This paper argues that while human activities have long impacted the planet, the current era is defined by unprecedented scale, rate, synchronicity, and complexity of these changes, necessitating new conceptual frameworks beyond the 'Anthropocene'. It proposes that understanding these systemic, interconnected environmental crises requires acknowledging the agency of diverse species assemblages and biotic/abiotic forces, not just humans.

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