{"product_id":"dystopias-and-utopias-on-earth-and-beyond-9780367716295","title":"Dystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught 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 oppression of women. As an alternative to dystopian futures that seem increasingly inevitable, ecofeminist science fiction helps us conjure utopias that promote environmental sustainability based on more egalitarian human relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond: Feminist Ecocriticism of Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e explores the fictional worlds of such canonical novelists as Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Ursula K. Le Guin, Doris Lessing, and Joan Slonczewski, as well as those of lesser-known science fiction writers, as\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In an era of planetary crisis, \u003ci\u003eDystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond: Feminist Ecocriticism of Science Fiction \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a smart, urgent alternative to our collective downward spiral, not only offering fiery critique of our selfish and self-destructive present but galvanizing, positive visions of ‘what futures we might hope for.’\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Gerry Canavan, Associate Professor of English, Marquette University and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eGreen Planets: Ecology and Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely and welcome contribution to ecofeminist studies in the age of climate change and the Anthropocene, covering an impressive range of anglophone feminist speculative fictions. The spirited contributions provide powerful insights into both dystopian and utopian visions of our past, current, and future trajectories, urgently highlighting the intersection of patriarchal and anthropocentric domination of women and nature. These ecofeminist imaginaries compellingly provide us with much needed glimpses of hope.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Dunja M. Mohr, Professor of English, University of Erfurt and author of \u003cem\u003eWorlds Apart?: Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ecofeminist writers have long used science fiction as a futuristic and sometimes other-worldly medium through which to imagine and energize social and ecological solutions in this world, the one we inhabit here and now. Doug Vakoch's latest collection encompasses a dazzling array of international scholarly voices, considering the work of eminent and less-well-known women science fiction writers from the 19th century to the present. This book is an exciting and timely contribution to the field of ecocriticism.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Scott Slovic, University Distinguished Professor of Environmental Humanities, University of Idaho and author of \u003ci\u003eSeeking Awareness in American Nature Writing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With twelve distinctive chapters that explore various ecofeminist dimensions of both dystopic fictional worlds and science fiction utopias of distant planets, this impressive new collection makes us imagine the worst and the best of times here on Earth: a world in environmental turbulence or ecological equilibrium. Only when the oppression of women and the exploitation of the more-than-human environments vanish, is the second option more likely to be our reality.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Serpil Oppermann, Professor of Environmental Humanities, Cappadocia University and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eInternational Perspectives in Feminist Ecocriticism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I highly recommend this collection of insightful studies of imaginative fiction addressing human and nonhuman communities. The feminist perspective helps us envision ways to sustain our global ecosystem beyond the many threats of our present day.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Joan Slonczewski, Professor of Biology, Kenyon College and author of \u003ci\u003eA Door into Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e presents work by a diverse group of scholars whose analyses together demonstrate how feminist authors have mobilized the genre tools of science fiction both to caution and to hope. Especially at a time like ours—a time of great social and environmental distress—readers will come away from this book with a reinforced appreciation for the critical and creative insight of Octavia E. Butler, Ursula K. Le Guin, and others in the canon of feminist and ecological science fiction. Too, readers will find adroit interpretations of works they have yet to encounter, no doubt inspiring an even deeper recognition of the historical intersections among feminism, environmentalism, and science fiction.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Eric C. Otto, Professor of Environmental Humanities, Florida Gulf Coast University and author of \u003ci\u003eGreen Speculations: Science Fiction and Transformative Environmentalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Situated within the broad interdisciplinary context of the environmental humanities, \u003ci\u003eDystopias and Utopias of Earth and Beyond \u003c\/i\u003epresents an eminently useful addition to ecofeminist studies of science fiction and dystopianism. Featuring contributions from an international cohort of scholars, the collection harnesses the increasing momentum of environmental literary studies at this crucial juncture in the history of the biosphere.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--John Charles Ryan, Southern Cross University and co-editor of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Green Thread: Dialogues with the Vegetal World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword \u003c\/em\u003eVandana Singh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface \u003c\/em\u003eDouglas A. Vakoch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/strong\u003ePatrick D. Murphy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI. Climate Change and Future Earth Dystopias\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. An Ecofeminist Reading of Octavia Butler’s \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eParable of Talents \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHatice Övgü Tüzün\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. An Ecofeminist Treatment of Nourishment and Feeding in Margaret Atwood’s \u003cem\u003eMaddAddam\u003c\/em\u003e Trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e Debra Wain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Margaret Atwood’s Ecodystopic SF: Approaching Ethics, Gender, and Ecology \u003c\/strong\u003eIzabel F. O. Brandão and Ildney Cavalcanti\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Ecofeminist (Post) Ice-Age Ecotopia: Doris Lessing’s \u003cem\u003eMara and Dann \u003c\/em\u003eBooks \u003c\/strong\u003eJulia Kuznetski\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Ecofeminist Climate Fiction: Merlinda Bobis’s \u003ci\u003eLocust Girl\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eIris Ralph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII. Utopias on Earth and Beyond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6. \"Extinction is Forever\": Ecofeminism and Apocalypse in Louise Lawrence’s Young Adult Short Fiction \u003c\/strong\u003eMichelle Deininger and Gemma Scammell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7. Ecofeminist Utopian Speculations in Henrietta Augusta Dugdale’s \u003ci\u003eA Few Hours in a Far-Off Age\u003c\/i\u003e (1883), Catherine Helen Spence’s \u003ci\u003eA Week in the Future\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), Mary Anne Moore-Bentley’s \u003ci\u003eA Woman of Mars; Or, Australia’s Enfranchised Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (1901), and Joyce Vincent’s \u003ci\u003eThe Celestial Hand: A Sensational Story \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNicole Anae\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8. Alien Ecofeminist Societies: \"Sharers\" in Joan Slonczewski’s \u003ci\u003eA Door into Ocean \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIrene Sanz Alonso\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9. Re-reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s SF: The Daoist \u003ci\u003eYin\u003c\/i\u003e Principle in Ecofeminist Novels \u003c\/strong\u003eAmy Chan Kit-sze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10. Keeping Grows; Giving Flows: Reciprocal Relations and the Gift of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlways Coming Home\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eKarl Zuelke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11. \"The Revolt of the Mother\": Romanticizing Nature and Rejecting Science in Sally Miller Gearhart’s \u003ci\u003eThe Wanderground\u003c\/i\u003e and Other Feminist Utopias \u003c\/strong\u003eChristy Tidwell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018041327959,"sku":"9780367716295","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367716295.jpg?v=1750775445","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dystopias-and-utopias-on-earth-and-beyond-9780367716295","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}