The Disimagination of the Anthropocene (original) (raw)

The exploration of the Anthropocene, while offering new avenues for critical inquiry, risks making the humanities complicit with neoliberal ideologies, diluting their political agency. Key critiques highlight a shift in focus from active political engagement to abstract theorizing, with influential scholars like Dipesh Chakrabarty questioning the validity of Marxist and postcolonial frameworks in addressing environmental issues. The emphasis on survival over human flourishing and the reduction of human concerns to mere species-being contribute to the disimagination shaped by neoliberal thought, ultimately hindering critical discourse and engagement with the injustices of climate change.