Intermezzo

This intermezzo is concerned with geologic time scale, genealogy, and archaeology. The geologic time scale charts a chronological record of Earth&s;s history and was derived from the study of the rocks and strata, mapping myriads of details from individual rock outcroppings, recording Earth&s;s formation and codifying geologic time, reflecting human&s;s accumulated understanding of Earth&s;s past. The intermezzo connects geologic time to Friedrich Nietzsche&s;s genealogy, a method to question commonly held systems of thought, morals, and beliefs that have developed historically, and Michel Foucault&s;s archaeology, which focused on unpicking discourses to extract the power held in these discourses, and was a way to understand how certain discourses became dominant in establishing agreed norms. Connecting the geologic time scale, genealogy, and archaeology can give a new perspective on his(her)story. It is important to consider how intersectional and relational theories can provide an understanding of his(her)stories, particularly as “it matters what stories make worlds, what worlds make stories”.