%0 Journal Article 
%A Beilin, Katarzyna Olga
%T Alternative economies for the anthropocene: change, happiness and future scenarios

%D 2016
%@ 2171-9594
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/27381
%X This  article  analyzes  the  cultures  of  the  alternative economies  that  have  emerged  in  Spain  as  a response  to  not  only  economic  crisis,  but  also  climate  change  and  global  warming.  After  drafting  a conceptual map of alternative  economies, the essay focuses on a number  of local environmental projects in Spain that can be considered as examples of “alternative biopolitics”. These projects involve networks of human and non-human realms such as other species, crops, the monetary economy, the metaphors that render relations between human and non-human life, and alternative constructions of the meaning of life. The   second   section   problematizes   contemporary   purely   eco-systemic   perspectives   by   introducing considerations  of  individual  fulfillment  and  happiness.  In  the  conclusion,  the  alternative  economies  are reconsidered in light of future scenarios in which their impact as well as individuals’ well-being may vary significantly.   Bringing   together frameworks   of   cultural   studies   and   environmental   studies,   and juxtaposing  systemic  ecological  analysis  with  narratives  of  individual  happiness  and  frustration,  this article offers a new approach to understanding alternative economies as novel environmental cultures of great potential importance for the future of the planet.

%K Alternative economies
%K Environmental restoration
%K Local currencies
%K Happiness studies
%K Economías  alternativas
%K Restauración  medioambiental
%K Monedas  locales
%K Estudios  de  la felicidad
%K Literatura
%K Literature
%K Medio ambiente
%K Environmental science
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala