Planet Work - 9781684484591

Planet WorkRethinking Labor and Leisure in the Anthropocene\nAuthor(s): Ryan Hediger, Ryan Hediger, David Rodland, Ted Geier, Sinan Akilli, Daniel Clausen, James Armstrong, Matt Wanat, Amanda Adams, Jennifer K. Ladino\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bucknell University Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Bucknell University Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781684484591, 978-1684484591\nSynopsis\nLabor and labor norms orient much of contemporary life, organizing our days and years and driving planetary environmental change. Yet, labor, as a foundational set of values and practices, has not been sufficiently interrogated in the context of the environmental humanities for its profound role in climate change and other crises. This collection of essays demonstrates the urgent need to rethink models and customs of labor and leisure in the Anthropocene. Recognizing the grave traumas and hazards plaguing planet Earth, contributors expose fundamental flaws in ideas of work and search for ways to redirect .