Video/Micro Lecture: A Commentary on Dipesh Chakrabarty’s The Climate of History: Four Theses

A short video commentary  by Dr Maya Dodd, FLAME University, India  on ‘The Climate of History: Four Theses’ by Dipesh Chakrabarty. This video commentary summarizes Dipesh Chakrabarty’s essay on the link between history, literature and climate change. Dodd summarizes the four theses posed by Chakrabarty in his essay.   

Students will learn about the link between climate change and history of the human species and the planet. They will specifically learn about the ‘Anthropocene’ and the four theses that Dipesh Chakraborty poses to better understand the evolution of human history and the environment.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to: 

1. Discuss the link between human history and environmental history.
2. What are the four theses posed by Dipesh Chakrabarty in his essay? 

About the Tool 

Tool Name	A Commentary By Maya Dodd on Dipesh Chakrabarty’s ‘The Climate of History: Four Theses’
Discipline	Humanities
Topic(s) in Discipline	Anthropocene, History, Literature, Fiction, Non-fiction, Environmental Humanities
Climate Topic	Climate and Society, Climate and the Anthroposphere
Type of tool	Video/ Micro Lecture (5 min 30 secs)
Grade Level	Undergraduate, Graduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Dr. Maya Dodd, FLAME University, Pune, India for TROP ICSU by Science Media Centre, IISER Pune
Hosted at	TROP ICSU
Link	https://videos.files.wordpress.com/G0y5ng1D/m-dodd_video-micro-lecture_dcfourtheses_hd.mp4
Access	Online/Offline
Computer Skills	Basic