The Ex-Human: Science Fiction and the Fate of Our Species

by Michael Bérubé

Book Overview

Facing threats like climate change and nuclear warfare, science fiction authors have conjured apocalyptic scenarios of human extinction. Can such gloomy fates help us make sense of our contemporary crises? How important is the survival of our species if we wind up battling for an Earth that has become an unhabitable hellscape? What other possible futures do narratives of the end of humanity allow us to imagine?

Michael B rub explores the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231215045
• ISBN13: 9780231215046
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"