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Dipesh Chakrabarty, The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
Dipesh Chakrabarty, Das Klima der Geschichte im planetarischen Zeitalter
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:21:45
Abstract
Climate change is also forcing the humanities to rethink: What does history mean when geophysical processes are also taken into account? How should we imagine the future when part of the planet is in danger of becoming uninhabitable? Dipesh Chakrabarty develops new concepts to answer Immanuel Kant's old questions: What can I know? What shall I do? What may I hope?
Objective
The goal of this seminar is to become familiar with Chakrabarty's arguments and to work out their relevance for new ways of thinking in the face of climate catastrophe.
Content
Based on the book "The Climate of History in the Planetary Age" ( https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo8642262.html ) by Dipesh Chakrabarty (acquisition and reading of this book is a prerequisite for successful participation in the seminar), we will discuss the new importance of history for a more precise understanding of the human situation in the Anthropocene .
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- DS , MSC
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| seminar | Dipesh Chakrabarty, Das Klima der Geschichte im planetarischen Zeitalter |
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2 h weekly |
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