Environmentalism in the Realm of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature 1st Edition by Chris Baratta ISBN 1443835137 9781443835138

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ISBN 10: 1443835137

ISBN 13: 9781443835138 

Author: Chris Baratta 

The collection of essays titled Environmentalism in the Realm of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature discusses the environmental and ecocritical themes found in works of science-fiction and fantasy literature. It focuses on an analysis of important literary works in these genres to yield an understanding of how they address the environmental issues we are facing today. Organized into four sections titled “Industrial Dilemmas,” “The Natural World, Community, and the Self,” “Materialism, Capitalism, and Environmentalism,” and “Dystopian Futures,” the essays included also investigate the solutions that these works present to ensure the sustainability of our natural world and, in turn, the sustainability of humanity.

This collection will appeal to a broad range of scholars, including those who focus their studies on one of, or all of, the following fields: Ecocriticism, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, and Environmentalism in Literature. The essays investigate the myriad ways that science fiction and fantasy literature address environmental concerns, with a focus on the detrimental effects – on humanity, on society – of environmental destruction. With topics ranging from the dangers of industrial progress to the connection between environmental degradation and the destruction of the individual, to environmental dangers posed by capitalistic societies to ignored warnings of ecological crises, the essays each tactfully analyze the relationship between the environmental themes in literature and how readers and scholars can learn from the irresponsible treatment of the environment, while also considering solutions to this crisis that are found in science fiction and fantasy literature.

Table of contents:

Part I: Industrial Dilemmas
Chapter 1: The Secret Life of The Death of Iron – Frederick Waage
Chapter 2: “No name, no business, no Precious, nothing. Only empty. Only hungry”: Gollum as Industrial Casualty – Chris Baratta

Part II: The Natural World, Community, and the Self
Chapter 3: Seeking Spaces: An Analysis of Environmental Solutions in Science Fiction and Utopian Literature – Annette M. Magid
Chapter 4: Nature, Community and the Self in Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower and Nicola Griffith’s Slow River – Susan Bernardo
Chapter 5: Sugared Violets and Conscious Wands: Deep Ecology in the Harry Potter Series – Melanie Dawson

Part III: Materialism, Capitalism, and Environmentalism
Chapter 6: The Literary and Literal Dangers of a Flawed Valuation System: Reading Karen Tei Yamashita’s Through the Arc of the Rainforest through the Political Lens of Hannah Arendt – Audrey Golden
Chapter 7: The Pedagogical Potential of Margaret Atwood’s Speculative Fiction: Exploring Ecofeminism in the Classroom – Sean Murray

Part IV: Dystopian Futures
Chapter 8: Destroying Imagination to Save Reality: Environmental Apocalypse in Science Fiction – Keira Hambrick
Chapter 9: Linguistic Disintegration in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road – Dawn A. Saliba
Chapter 10: Ecofantasy and Animal Dystopia in Richard Adams’ Watership Down – Chrissie Battista

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