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The Geography of Nowhere in the Anthropocene Technosphere

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Through an auto-ethnographic approach, we compare two views of technology focusing on the “place” of technology in the world we live in: an Indigenous conception of the value of technology (VTEK) compared to a modern extractive conception (VTech). With some scientists (Milsum Citation1968; Haff Citation2014a) suggesting the all-enveloping Technosphere has eclipsed the biosphere, we suggest a reframing of technology through a place-based Indigenous lens to help address the destructive features of the Anthropocene. The Rising Voices, Changing Coasts Project resides at the collision point of anthropogenic climate changes with coastal Indigenous communities, and draws on this reframing to confront these challenges.

Source: Journal of Geography

DOI: 10.1080/00221341.2025.2575938

Authors: Daniel R. Wildcat, Timothy Schneider

Institutions: Haskell Indian Nations University, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Studies and Ecology

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: Large-scale CoPe Hub: Rising Voices, Changing Coasts: The National Indigenous and Earth Sciences Convergence Hub