From Global Warming to Increased Violence and Inequities: Cultural-Historical Thinking for the Anthropocene's Crises

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The session addresses crises, such as global meltdowns or the global food system that structure poverty and war. If education is to transform humans, the social formation of new generations is key. New forms of their education represent the main route which history will follow whilst creating the new type of man (Vygotsky 1932/1994, p.81). The critical examination of needed steps and current efforts to prevent dangers facing us is a goal. We address key questions (What kind of person are we raising, with what kinds of capacities and dispositions to thrive in what remains of the Anthropocene? We anticipate a lasting discussion through a unique interactive symposium panel facilitating engagement with both live and virtual audiences.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 5: Inquiry, Transformation, and Communities

Chairs

• Pedro R. Portes, University of Georgia

• Susan A. Kirch, New York University

Papers

• Creating the New Anthropocene Person: Vygotsky in the Age of Global Warming - Mike Cole, University of California - San Diego

• Re-Generating Chat 2.0: Toward a Utopian View of the Future - Kris D. Gutiérrez, University of California - Berkeley

• Living and Learning in the Anthropocene: Pedagogy for the Futureless - Alfredo Jornet Gil, University of Oslo

• Anthropocene and Natureculture: Developing Activist Agendas for Critical-Transformative Resistance Research - Anna Stetsenko, City College of New York - CUNY

Discussants

• Megan Bang, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy Learning Sciences

• Bonnie Nardi, University of California - Irvine

• Richard P. Duran, University of California - Santa Barbara