Kulturelle Figurationen: Artefakte, Praktiken, Fiktionen Climate Change and the Postcolonial

Essential reading for researchers, scholars, and students committed to transformative climate governance, this work emphasises the urgent need to honour diverse epistemologies while addressing environmental challenges in ways that resist colonial impositions on climate discourse. The book reflects on the postcolonial signature in climate change knowledge, communication, and measures, with special emphasis on South Africa and the southern African region – with a particular focus on South Africa and the Southern African region. This book emphasizes expertise from the social sciences, cultural studies and humanities. The Editors Aïda Chantell Terblanché-Greeff is ... Jörn Ahrens ... Elisabeth Alm ... Contributing scholars engaging with Southern African contexts challenge hegemonic climate paradigms. They employ pluralistic strategies that respect diverse epistemologies and advance decolonised discourse. Drawing from the humanities and social sciences, this multidisciplinary collection demonstrates how moving beyond dominant frameworks enables more inclusive approaches to environmental governance rooted in local epistemologies. The volume reveals the importance of understanding environmental justice through postcolonial perspectives. Essential reading for researchers, scholars, and students committed to transformative climate governance, this work emphasises the urgent need to honour diverse epistemologies while addressing environmental challenges in ways that resist colonial impositions on climate discourse.

Pagina's: 204, Paperback, Springer VS