VAN News

27.04.2025
 

27 April 2025 - Open Event am Geozentrum der Universität Wien für Familien, Schüler*innen, Lehrer*innen und zukünftige Studierende

11.03.2025
 

11 March 2025, 5-7 pm CET - "Introduction to the Anthropocene" with Jan Zalasiewicz, Eva Horn, Michael Wagreich and Sabine Seidler

20.02.2025
 

New monthly seminar series on ocean governance, with a focus on recent developments in data, science, and technology, hosted by TwinPolitics.

Vienna Anthropocene Network

Our Mission Statement

Research for a future we want to live inThe Anthropocene presents challenges to all academic fields. As a new geochronological epoch it redefines the human relationship to the planet in ecological terms with consequences that are also historical, social, and ethical. Bringing together the humanities and the sciences, our network comprises scholars from geology, geography, the life sciences, history, philosophy, political science, literary and cultural studies, STS, anthropology and a range of area studies. Drawing on this broad interdisciplinary base, we will explore the new perspectives on nature, culture, society, and technology that the Anthropocene urgently solicits. We furthermore aim to convey an understanding of the significance of the Anthropocene to a wider audience of policy makers, teachers, journalists and the public at large.

 VAN Events

03.07.2025
 

3-4 July 2025, times TBC

Conference (in-person, in German)

Location: Schreyvogelsaal (Hofburg, Wien)

11.03.2025
 

Interdisciplinary online lecture series on the Anthropocene

Tuesdays, 5:00-7:00 pm (CET & CEST), Summer Term 2025