ABSTRACT

This paper will map out the geographical contours of life in the Anthropocene borne out of the ruins produced by the particular relations of globalized capitalism and modernizing aspirations in Iceland. The focus on Iceland is in recognition of islands as scenes where these relations play out with particular intensity and visibility. Therefore, the paper will outline the island scene upon which our earthly entanglements can be readily scrutinized. Secondly, our planetary state of emergency will be outlined in relation to the logic of the Moderns, translating into the Anthropocene, setting up for the third part wherein the time of islands will be introduced and their particular relevance for analysis. The paper then proceeds to exemplify the emerging earths of the Anthropocene through a topo-ecological mapping of geothermal living in Iceland. As such, the paper argues for the need to realize two things: (a) the Earth per se does not care and (b) life will go on. Under the current state of planetary emergency, change is inevitable and will be drastic, but the emerging Earth(s) will necessarily reside in geographically specific responses, evolving from the ruins of what is, in this case, the geothermal landscapes of Iceland.

摘要

本文将描绘出人类世生活的地理轮廓，这些轮廓源自冰岛全球化资本主义和现代化愿望的特殊关系所产生的废墟。对冰岛的关注是将岛屿视为这些关系以特殊强度和可见度发挥作用的场景。因此，本文将勾勒出我们在地球上的纠缠可以很容易地仔细审查的岛屿场景。其次，我们将根据现代人的逻辑概述我们的行星紧急状态，转化为人类世，为第三部分设置，其中将介绍岛屿的时间及其与分析的特殊相关性。然后，该论文通过冰岛地热生活的拓扑生态图来举例说明人类世的新兴地球。本身并不关心，（b）生活会继续。在当前的行星紧急状态下，变化是不可避免的并且将是剧烈的，但新兴的地球将必然存在于地理特定的反应中，从冰岛地热景观的废墟演变而来。