The Anthropocene in Global Media

The Anthropocene in Global Media will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental studies, media and communication studies, and the environmental humanities, as well as those who are concerned about the survival of humans on planet Earth.

Leslie Sklair is emeritus professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His work has been translated into more than ten languages. He is the President of the Global Studies Association (UK) and, in 2016, the Czech Academy awarded him the František Palacký Medal for his contribution to Historical Sciences.

Part I: The Anthropocene and Global Media 1 Editor's Introduction Leslie Sklair 2 Anthropocene in the Mass Media: The Big Picture Leslie Sklair Part II: Media Coverage of The Anthropocene: A Global Survey 3 Africa's Anthropocene: A Kaleidoscope of Contradictions Meryl McQueen and Leslie Sklair 4 The Anthropocene in North America: The Pursuit of the 'Good' Anthropocene Leslie Sklair, Chad Steacy, Jonathan DeVore, and Ron Wagler 5 Challenges and Ideas of Representation of the Anthropocene in Latin American and Caribbean Media Viviane Riegel, Sofia Ávila, and Jerico Fiestas-Flores 6 The Anthropocene in the Media of North Asia Leslie Sklair, Ka Ho Mok, and Yuyang Kang 7 South Asia: The 'Provincializing' Dilemma Leslie Sklair, Jahnnabi Das, and Sunitha Kuppuswamy 8 Latecomers to Capitalism, Latecomers to the Risks of the Anthropocene Vladimir Vuletic and Eni Buljubaši- 9 Western Europe: Planetary Eurocentrism Boris Holzer and Leslie Sklair 10 The Anthropocene in Middle East Media: Invisible Oil? Baran Alp Uncu and Ramzi Darouiche 11 Oceania: Big Islands, Small Islands, and the Anthropocene Leslie Sklair and Astrid Kusumowidagdo Part III: From the Anthropocene to the Anthropo-scene 12 Media Coverage of the Anthropocene in the Social Sciences and Environmental Humanities Viviane Riegel 13 Media Coverage of Anthropocene-related creative arts Leslie Sklair 14 Conclusion: We Need to Talk about the Anthropocene Leslie Sklair Appendix 1: countries in Regions Appendix 2: sources by coverage