Atmospheric Alienation, Carbon Tracking and Geo-Techno Agency
Date
2010-03-12
Authors
Girvan, Anita
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Publisher
Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture
Abstract
Anita Girvan is an interdisciplinary PhD student with a concentration in Cultural, Social, and Political Thought. Her PhD project focuses on the mediating role of the metaphor of the ‘carbon footprint’ in responses to climate change, and her broader interests are in the cultural and geo-material loops of language, narrative and ecology. She is also a Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) Fellow at the University of Victoria.
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Keywords
carbon footprint, carbon tracking, geo-techno agency, atmospheric alienation, climate change, Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC), Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS)
Citation
Girvan, Anita. "Atmospheric Alienation, Carbon Tracking and Geo-Techno Agency." Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture, Victoria, B.C. 12 March 2010. Presentation.