In this article, I contribute to theorization of the modern era as the Plantationocene, a concept grounded in life on the land and centered around the role of the plantation in sustaining a racialized elite, propelling colonial exploration, creating a core and a periphery, sanctioning forced labor, and shaping both the cultures we consume and the cultural norms we inhabit and perform. I draw on empirical work conducted in the lusotropics (Brazil, Mozambique, and Portugal) as well as on theoretical work in agrarian studies, critical development studies, and political ecology to elaborate on three aspects I argue are necessary to a complete understanding of plantation influences within and beyond its physical borders: the plantation as a concrete set of social relations, the plantation form as a historically specific imperative in the modern world system, and the plantation landscape as a discursive ideal.

在这篇文章中，我致力于将现代时代理论化为种植新世，这是一个以土地生活为基础的概念，围绕种植园在维持种族精英、推动殖民探索、创造核心和外围、制裁方面的作用强迫劳动，塑造我们消费的文化以及我们居住和执行的文化规范。我利用在向南地区（巴西、莫桑比克和葡萄牙）进行的实证工作以及在农业研究、批判性发展研究和政治生态学方面的理论工作，详细阐述了我认为对于全面了解种植园影响所必需的三个方面在其物理边界内外：种植园作为一组具体的社会关系，