The Anthropocene and Global Extractive Industries: Perspectives from Latin America

Dr. Pablo Lapegna (Sociology and LACSI) will participate in this interdisciplinary symposium that will explore the concept of the Anthropocene through the historical development and environmental impacts of varied extractive zones in Latin America. With a substantial and permanent participation in the global expansion of capitalism and the modern industrial world, Latin America constitutes a distinctive setting to examine the political, social, and ecological implications of resource extraction, commodification of nature, socioeconomic development, and human costs. This symposium approaches these questions from diverse disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Focusing on Brazil and Argentina, four scholars will share cutting-edge perspectives to evaluate the environmental and socioeconomic challenges of these nations and their regional and global impact. Commodities such as rubber and ethanol and topics such as energy development and agricultural production will be addressed in the panels.

This event is organized by the Latin American Environmental Humanities Lab at Georgia Tech and is co-sponsored by the Ivan Allen College and the School of Modern Languages.

If you cannot attend the event in person, use the following link (no registration required): https://gatech.zoom.us/s/96746254738