Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene (Essais Series #14)
Description
Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene invites readers to join a contemplation of survival—our own, and that of the elements that surround us. Using research, lyric prose, and first-hand experiences, Alessandra Naccarato addresses fundamental questions about our modern relationship to nature amidst depictions of landscapes undergoing dramatic transformation.
We trace the veins of harm, memory and meaning amongst ecosystems and bioregions; through history and across continents, from the mines of Cerro Rico to the ruins of Pompeii. Arranged by five central elements of survival—earth, fire, water, air and spirit—these essays refute linearity, just as nature does.
Naccarato offers not blanket answers about our future, but rather myriad ways to find our own, individual response to an imminent question. We are being called to work together; to dig a trench deep and wide enough that the fires around us might stay at bay. How do we turn towards the fire?
Praise for Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene (Essais Series #14)
Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene by Alessandra Naccarato is a finalist for the 2023 Firecracker Award for Creative Nonfiction, administered by CLMP.
Imminent Domains by Alessandra Naccarato has won the Bronze medal from the 2023 IPPY Awards in the Essay category.