Senses of the Ending

The contribution presents an ecofeminist analysis on Science Fiction and its relation to the political imaginary of a way out from the ecological crisis. Considering three novels from Mary Shelley, Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin, it explores the possibilities and contradictions in «worlding»...

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Main Author: Caterina Diotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere - Università di Verona 2023-05-01
Series:Historias Fingidas
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Online Access:https://historiasfingidas.dlls.univr.it/article/view/1212
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Summary:The contribution presents an ecofeminist analysis on Science Fiction and its relation to the political imaginary of a way out from the ecological crisis. Considering three novels from Mary Shelley, Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin, it explores the possibilities and contradictions in «worlding» literary counter-narratives in relation to the hegemonic representation of the apocalypse during capitalist realism.
ISSN:2284-2667