Ocean acidification as a hyperobject: mediating acidic milieus in the Anthropocene

• Published in: Ecozon@: European Journal of Literature, Culture and Environment
• Main Author: Batalla, Oriol
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Alcalá 2023
• Subjects: Anthropocene; Hyperobjects; Ocean acidification; New materialism; Environmental humanities; Antropoceno; Hiperobjetos; Acidificación oceánica; Nuevo materialismo; Humanidades ambientales; Literatura; Medio ambiente; Literature; Environmental science; Morton; Allá; ren
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10017/57271; https://doi.org/10.37536/ECOZONA.2023.14.1.4326

Through the usage of Timothy Morton’s hyperobjects (2013) as a heuristic, this essay aims to portray how Ocean Acidification can be read as a hyperobject affecting tropical seawaters and beyond. Furthermore, it illustrates how the arts and humanities, through their hermeneutical gaze, might help us...