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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Language: | English |
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University of Bologna
2022-10-01
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Series: | European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes |
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Online Access: | https://cpcl.unibo.it/article/view/14532 |