Dystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond: Feminist Ecocriticism of Science Fiction

by Douglas A. Vakoch

Book Overview

Caught as we are in a grave climate crisis that seems more irreversible with every passing year, our literary portrayals of the future often feature the dystopian collapse of the world as we know it. Science fiction explores how we got here, while pointing toward a more hopeful path forward. From an ecofeminist perspective, a core cause of our current ecological catastrophe is the patriarchal domination of nature, playing out in parallel with the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367716291
• ISBN13: 9780367716295
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"