Theorizing Eco-Dystopia: Science Fiction, the Anthropocene, and the Limits of Catastrophic Imagery

This essay considers a peculiar kind of science-fictional writing with environmental concerns that pivots on the imagery of catastrophe and blends the dystopian and the post-apocalyptic traditions. This sub-genre is known as eco-dystopia, which, I argue, merges the catastrophic imagery of the post-a...

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Main Author: Marco Malvestio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2022-10-01
Series:European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes
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Online Access:https://cpcl.unibo.it/article/view/14532