On the different manifestations and impacts of the Louisiana Anthropocene, which have been lent somber new resonance in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Risk/Equity seminar reflection

In this essay, the conveners of the Anthropocene River Campus’ Risk/Equity seminar each draw upon their own experiences of the endeavor in 2019 while also considering how these have been lent somber new resonance in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. The texts describe the different manifestations and impacts of the Louisiana Anthropocene, from the manifold “slow disasters” the region has undergone to the embodied, emotional dimensions of field work; from the complexities involved in attempts to bridge global and regional community engagement to why a public pedagogy of Black Lives Matter must play a role in Anthropocenic scholarship—in Louisiana and far beyond.