Abstract

LANATA, José Luis; TANOS, Nicolás  and  MONJEAU, Adrián. THE ANTHROPOCENE AS A PROCESS, NOT AS A STATE. Relaciones [online]. 2021, vol.46, n.2, pp.101-110. ISSN 0325-2221.

Recent proposal of the Anthropocene as a new geological era since 1950 AD, with Homo sapiens as its main actor, has presented the humanities and social sciences the opportunity of contributing and discussing it in a relevant approach, beyond the golden spike that may be used. Our goal is to point out that we are facing a process that arose perhaps 10,000-8,000 yearsago, in which humans, using our ability of swiftly generating new niches in different space-timedimensions, have accelerated it over time.

Keywords : Anthropocene; niche construction; punctuated equilibrium; demography; change dynamic.

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