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UNINA9910720077903321 |
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Autore |
Messimer MaryKate |
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Titolo |
Apocalyptic California : Gender in Climate Fiction / / by MaryKate Messimer |
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Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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9783031299209 |
9783031299193 |
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[1st ed. 2023.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (120 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Literature, Modern - 20th century |
Literature, Modern - 21st century |
America - Literatures |
Ecocriticism |
Literature - Philosophy |
Feminism and literature |
Human ecology - History |
Contemporary Literature |
North American Literature |
Feminist Literary Theory |
Environmental History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Indigenous Influences on Early Ecofeminist Utopias -- Chapter Three: Cruel Optimism in the Slow Violence of Apocalypse -- Chapter Four: Hyperobjects and Hyperempathy in Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower -- Chapter Five: Embodying the Land in N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores concepts of environmentalism and feminism in science fiction novels written by women. By extrapolating the future of climate change, the authors of these texts model how readers can apply utopian feminist and environmental theories in their own lives. Chapter One establishes an understanding of ecofeminist |
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