The Anthropocene and Transdisciplinarity

Authors

  • Jason Kelly Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.v1i1.91

Keywords:

anthropocene, transdisciplinarity, rivers, ecology, environment, anthropogenic, modernity, STEAM, interdisciplinary, philosophy of knowledge, human systems, cultural systems

Author Biography

  • Jason Kelly, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

    Jason M. Kelly is the Director of the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute and Associate Professor of History in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.

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2014-09-23

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Archaeology of the Anthropocene

How to Cite

Kelly, J. (2014). The Anthropocene and Transdisciplinarity. Journal of Contemporary Archaeology, 1(1), 91-96. https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.v1i1.91