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Refuge and Resilience: Being-Together in a Post-Apocalyptic Era

A PESA Conference Pre-Text

‘The Golden Calf: Technology as Apocalypse’ by Karl Anton Wolf Apocalyptic Literature Apocalyptic literature as an aspect of Judaic-Christian culture can be traced to the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible and Revelations as the last book of the Christian Bible, although early sources indicate the influence of Zoroastrianism founded in ancient Persia that […]

Full Citation Information:
Peters, M. A. (2023). Refuge and Resilience: Being-Together in a Post-Apocalyptic Era: A PESA Conference Pre-Text. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/refuge-and-resilience-being-together-in-a-post-apocalyptic-era/

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/

Article Feature Image Acknowledgement: The golden calf - Technology as apocalypse) by Karl Anton Wolf https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldenes_Kalb_Donaupark_Wien.jpg

Bioinformational Philosophy and Postdigital Knowledge Ecologies

Peters, M. A., Jandrić, P., & Hayes, S. (Eds.). (2022). Bioinformational philosophy and postdigital knowledge ecologies. Springer. The book presents a cross-disciplinary overview of critical issues at the intersections of biology and information science. Based on theories of bioinformationalism, viral modernity, the postdigital condition, and others, this book explores two inter-related questions: Which new knowledge […]

In the beginning

The real story behind EPAT (from one who was there)

The man had killed the thing he loved, And so he had to die. Oscar Wilde: The Ballad of Reading Gaol The intended content of this small offering should be obvious from the title, but I would like to begin slightly differently and work towards it in a somewhat circuitous way. Quite recently (August 2020), […]

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Harris, K. (2020). In the beginning. PESA Agora. Retrieved from https://pesaagora.com/columns/in-the-beginning/