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séminaire ICARUS - tba| title | séminaire ICARUS - tba |
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| start_date | 2026/06/01 |
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| schedule | 14h-16h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | pavillon jardin |
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| summary | Pervasive patterns of inaction in the face of ecological collapse affect all aspects of domestic and international politics today. This paper argues that dominant responses to this kind of dithering, like ruptural transformation and accommodationist adaptation, fail to tackle the underlying problem – disavowing the actual gravity of the escalating crisis. To address this shortcoming, I turn to Günther Anders’s concept of “apocalypse indifference”. Based on a detailed reading of this underappreciated author, I defend what I call the “political logic of infinite delay”, which recognizes that decisive action is required to respond to the climate emergency, without, however, embracing the idea that ecological collapse can be completely avoided. Anders’s “prophylactic apocalypticism” relies on the cultivation of a specific type of fear to effectively combat denialism. The paper concludes by illustrating this instructive process through the recent use of die-ins and funeral rites by environmental protest movements. |
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| responsibles | Dokic, Arcangeli |
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| submitted | published | | 2026/04/21 07:42 UTC |
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