{"product_id":"dystopias-and-utopias-on-earth-and-beyond-feminist-ecocriticism-of-science-fiction","title":"Dystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond: Feminist Ecocriticism of Science Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eEcocriticism of science fiction explores how patriarchal domination of nature and the oppression of women are core causes of the current ecological catastrophe. Ecofeminist science fiction helps us conjure utopias that promote environmental sustainability based on more egalitarian human relationships. Dystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond provides compelling analyses of far future dystopias and science fiction utopias that offer liberatory alternatives. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 168 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30 April 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the face of a climate crisis that appears to be growing more irreversible with each passing year, our literary depictions of the future frequently depict a catastrophic collapse of the world as we know it. Science fiction explores the path that led us to this point, while also pointing us toward a more hopeful future. From an ecofeminist perspective, a central cause of our current ecological catastrophe is the patriarchal domination of nature, which unfolds in parallel with the oppression of women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an alternative to dystopian futures that seem increasingly inevitable, ecofeminist science fiction helps us envision utopias that promote environmental sustainability based on more egalitarian human relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond: Feminist Ecocriticism of Science Fiction delves into the fictional worlds created by renowned novelists such as Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Ursula K. Le Guin, Doris Lessing, and Joan Slonczewski, as well as those of lesser-known science fiction writers. These authors collectively explore humanity's most pressing existential threats. Contributors from five continents offer insightful analyses of far-future dystopias on Earth that are all too easily imaginable if humankind continues on its current trajectory, as well as provocative insights into science fiction utopias set on idyllic planets orbiting distant stars. These utopias offer liberatory alternatives that may one day become a reality in the real world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy examining the connections between environmental destruction and the domination of women, Dystopias and Utopias on Earth and Beyond provides the tools to counteract these intertwined oppressions, laying the foundation for a truly habitable world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 416g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 158 x 236 x 18 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780367716233                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44104097693946,"sku":"9780367716233","price":147.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/51b970d89a597fcd721a7631d0e5efca.jpg?v=1623214407","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/dystopias-and-utopias-on-earth-and-beyond-feminist-ecocriticism-of-science-fiction","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}