ABSTRACT
This chapter explores some of the ways in which we, as human beings, are entangled in the Anthropocene and the intersecting psychological, emotional and social consequences, all of which impact varyingly in terms of their reach, pace, extent, observability and tangibility. It offers a critical counterpoint to approaches to the Anthropocene framed in technical-managerial terms, which can perpetuate dichotomous, colonialist, human exceptionalist perspectives on ‘mitigation’ and ‘adaptation’. The chapter focuses on place, as the situated and specific context through which Anthropocene realities are known and articulated. One of the researchers responsible for the forestry data affirms that figures ‘represent heartbreaking losses in real places’ – a point that applies to both of latest news stories, and countless more. In what follows, it is also considered vital, then, in the context of situated and specific places, to explore attempts to find solace, stay with the trouble and challenge disempowerment in the Anthropocene.
