This title is part of American Studies Now and available as an
e-book first. Visit ucpress.edu/go/americanstudiesnow to learn
more. From the 1960s to the present, activists, artists, and
science fiction writers have imagined the consequences of climate
change and its impacts on our future. Authors such as Octavia
Butler and Leslie Marmon Silko, movie directors such as Bong
Joon-Ho, and creators of digital media such as the makers of the
Maori web series Anamata Future News have all envisioned future
worlds in the wake of imminent environmental collapse, engaging
audiences to think about the Earth's sustainability. As public
awareness of climate change has grown, so has the popularity of
imaginative works of climate fiction that connect science with
activism. Today real world social movements helmed by Indigenous
people and people of color are leading the way against the greatest
threat to our environment: the fossil fuel industry. It is through
these stories and movements by Natives and people of color-both in
the real world and imagined through science fiction-that we
understand the relationship between culture and activism and how
both can be a valuable tool in creating our future. Imagining the
Future of Climate Change introduces readers to the history and most
significant flashpoints in climate justice through speculative
fictions and social movements to explore post-disaster
possibilities and the art of world-making.
General
| Imprint: |
University of California Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present, 5 |
| Release date: |
2018 |
| Authors: |
Shelley Streeby
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
168 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-29445-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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| LSN: |
0-520-29445-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780520294455 |
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