Takes From The Anthropocene KCSU

This episode from Claire Taagen in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines climate change, ideas of displacement and ways in which we can combat these rising global challenges.

This episode from Roxanne Stacy in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines the importance of diversity in making global changes through health care.

This episode from Zoe Schutte in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines water as a human right and how trends and lenses about water have changed over time.

This episode from Althea Kress in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines farming practices and strategies that have been passed down through generations and how strategies such as curated burns can help save and preserve our forests.

This episode from Ranae Call in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines the importance of Indigenous elders' knowledge and how their practices and techniques can benefit modern-day societies. Call discusses traditional ecological knowledge, what it means and how it can be applied. Alternative attitudes can also be useful to understanding and interacting with the environment. Listen in for more explanations and ways to remedy historical injustices against Indigenous elders and their knowledge.

This episode from Ayman Aouinat in fall 2020’s ANTH 405, Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges, class at Colorado State University examines professionals in anthropology and how those closest to the issues are more likely to solve the issue at hand. Front and center is a government's responsibility to listen to its people. To exemplify this, Aouinat describes the U.S. government's response to issues, including pesticides and COVID-19. Also included is an example of Tuberculosis treatment from Peru. Aouinat closes by describing how Indigenous communities should be consulted for their knowledge on stewardship of the land. At the heart of this episode are the problems of ego and ignorance. Listen in for solutions.