We often hear that the ‘end of the world’ is approaching – but whose world, exactly, is expected to end? Over the last several decades, a popular and influential literature has emerged, in International Relations (IR), social sciences, and in popular culture, on subjects such as ‘human extinction’, ‘global catastrophic risks’, and eco-apocalypse. Written by scientists, political scientists, and journalists for wide public audiences,1 this genre diagnoses what it considers the most serious global threats and offers strategies to protect the future of ‘humanity’. This article will critically engage this genre to two ends: first, we aim to show that the present apocalyptic narratives embed a series of problematic assumptions which reveal that they are motivated not by a general concern with futures but rather with the task of securing white futures. Second, we seek to highlight how visions drawn from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) futurisms reimagine more just and vibrant futures.

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超越“世界”的“终结”：白色世界末日愿景和 BIPOC 未来主义

我们经常听到“世界末日”即将来临——但究竟谁的世界即将结束？在过去的几十年里，在国际关系 (IR)、社会科学和流行文化领域，出现了一些流行且有影响力的文献，主题包括“人类灭绝”、“全球灾难性风险”和生态启示录。由科学家、政治学家和记者为广大公众撰写，1 这种类型诊断了它认为最严重的全球威胁，并提供了保护“人类”未来的策略。本文将批判性地将这种类型分为两个目的：首先，我们旨在表明当前的世界末日叙事嵌入了一系列有问题的假设，这些假设表明它们不是出于对未来的普遍关注，而是出于确保白色期货的任务.