Stefan Permanto

University of Gothenburg | GU · School of Global Studies

Based on the observation that the Anthropocene narrative signifies a departure from the Cartesian nature/culture division dominant within modernist science, this article explores notions of personhood and agency among Amerindian peoples in the Amazon, the Andes, and Mesoamerica in comparison to the corresponding notions in modernist discourses. We...

Climate change constitutes the greatest threat to humanity today and earth scientists suggest that one of the main causes behind it is anthropogenic. Contrasting this notion many Q’eqchi’ people would most likely argue that climate change is instead caused by a lack of anthropogenic deeds. For the Q’eqchi’ people in Guatemala and Belize an eventual...