Sea Will Rise, Barbuda Will Survive: Environment and Time Consciousness
In this article, we examine the link between environmental consciousnesses and time consciousness. We argue that the way people think about time shapes their experience of climate change threats. We contrast western hegemonic concepts of time—the Gregorian Calendar, the Dooms Day Clock, linear tim...
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| description | In this article, we examine the link between environmental consciousnesses and time consciousness. We argue that the way people think about time shapes their experience of climate change threats. We contrast western hegemonic concepts of time—the Gregorian Calendar, the Dooms Day Clock, linear time—with the way Barbudans of Antigua and Barbuda, an island nation in the Caribbean experience time—cyclical, through boom and bust cycles. We found that this boom and bust framework was indeed supported by climate change and weather experiences on the island—hurricanes, droughts, changes in the lagoons—as well as economic experiences—cargo boat delays bringing supplies, paycheck delays. By understanding local explanatory models of time, especially those that contrast to western climate science frameworks of time, better solution-driven work can be achieved in the face of climate change realities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1003cd8cf54c498c91e482945c9288ec2023-02-15T16:10:57ZengCappadocia UniversityEcocene: Cappadocia Journal of Environmental Humanities2717-89432020-12-01129210810.46863/ecocene.627Sea Will Rise, Barbuda Will Survive: Environment and Time ConsciousnessSophia Perdikaris0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-9766Katie Rose Hejtmanek1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-9766University of Nebraska-LincolnBrooklyn CollegeIn this article, we examine the link between environmental consciousnesses and time consciousness. We argue that the way people think about time shapes their experience of climate change threats. We contrast western hegemonic concepts of time—the Gregorian Calendar, the Dooms Day Clock, linear time—with the way Barbudans of Antigua and Barbuda, an island nation in the Caribbean experience time—cyclical, through boom and bust cycles. We found that this boom and bust framework was indeed supported by climate change and weather experiences on the island—hurricanes, droughts, changes in the lagoons—as well as economic experiences—cargo boat delays bringing supplies, paycheck delays. By understanding local explanatory models of time, especially those that contrast to western climate science frameworks of time, better solution-driven work can be achieved in the face of climate change realities.https://ecocene.kapadokya.edu.tr/index.php/ecocene/article/view/27consciousnesstimeantigua and barbudacultural heritage |
| spellingShingle | Sophia Perdikaris Katie Rose Hejtmanek Sea Will Rise, Barbuda Will Survive: Environment and Time Consciousness Ecocene: Cappadocia Journal of Environmental Humanities consciousness time antigua and barbuda cultural heritage |
| title | Sea Will Rise, Barbuda Will Survive: Environment and Time Consciousness |
| title_full | Sea Will Rise, Barbuda Will Survive: Environment and Time Consciousness |
| title_fullStr | Sea Will Rise, Barbuda Will Survive: Environment and Time Consciousness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sea Will Rise, Barbuda Will Survive: Environment and Time Consciousness |
| title_short | Sea Will Rise, Barbuda Will Survive: Environment and Time Consciousness |
| title_sort | sea will rise barbuda will survive environment and time consciousness |
| topic | consciousness time antigua and barbuda cultural heritage |
| url | https://ecocene.kapadokya.edu.tr/index.php/ecocene/article/view/27 |
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