{"product_id":"images-of-the-anthropocene-in-speculative-fiction-narrating-the-future-paperback","title":"Images of the Anthropocene in Speculative Fiction: Narrating the Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Bugajska\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eBritta Maria Colligs\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eLykke Guanio-Uluru\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to demonstrate that speculative fiction provides a valuable contribution to the discussion about the challenges of the Anthropocene, \u003ci\u003eImages of the Anthropocene in Speculative Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e investigates a range of novels whose subject matter pertains to various aspects of the Anthropocene. These include the destruction and protection of the natural environment, the relationship between human and non-human inhabitants of the planet, the role of myth in the shaping of and combat against the Anthropocene, the political dimensions of the Anthropocene, the ensuing threat of the Apocalypse, and the role of post-apocalyptic narratives. To explore these topics our authors examine the works of Patricia Briggs, M.R. Carey, Dmitry Glukhovsky, Ursula K. Le Guin, N.K. Jemisin, Stephenie Meyer, China Miéville, James Patterson, Maggie Stiefvater, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Scott Westfield. Their essays demonstrate that speculative fiction, given its ability to pursue scenarios of alternative history and present familiar things in an unfamiliar way, can alter the readers' perception of their duties and responsibilities towards their communities and the world, so that the threat of human-wrought destruction might ultimately be averted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSylwia Borowska-Szerszun\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor in philology at the University of Bialystok.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTereza Dedinová\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor in philology at Masaryk University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeronika Laszkiewicz\u003c\/b\u003eis assistant professor in philology at the University of Bialystok.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51871878349088,"sku":"9781793636652","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/KltJQzkZgE9781793636652.webp?v=1781713209","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/images-of-the-anthropocene-in-speculative-fiction-narrating-the-future-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}