{"product_id":"lucky-mud-other-foma-a-field-guide-to-kurt-vonneguts-environmentalism-and-planetary-citizenship-hardcover","title":"Lucky Mud \u0026 Other Foma: A Field Guide to Kurt Vonnegut's Environmentalism and Planetary Citizenship - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Jarvis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating deep dive into Kurt Vonnegut's oeuvre and legacy, illuminating his unique perspective on environmental stewardship and our shared connections as humans, Earthlings, and stardust.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVonnegut's major apocalyptic trio--\u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Slapstick\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGalápagos\u003c\/i\u003e--prompt broad global, national, and species-level thinking about environmental issues through dramatic and fantastic scenarios. This book, \u003ci\u003eLucky Mud and Other Foma\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the story of the origins and legacy of what Kurt Vonnegut understood as \"planetary citizenship\" and explores key roots, influences, literary techniques, and artistic expressions of his interest in environmental activism through his writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVonnegut saw writing itself as an act of good citizenship, as a way of \"poisoning\" the minds of young people \"with humanity . . . to encourage them to make a better world.\" Often that literary activism meant addressing real social and environmental problems--polluted water, soil, and air; racial and economic injustice; isolating and dehumanizing technologies; and lives and landscapes desolated by war. Vonnegut's remedies took many forms, from the redemptive power of the arts to artificial extended families to vital communities and engaged democracies. Reminding us of our shared connections as humans, as Earthlings, as stardust, \u003ci\u003eLucky Mud\u003c\/i\u003e helps fans, scholars, and book lovers of all kinds experience how Vonnegut's writings purposely challenge readers to think, create, and love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRISTINA JARVIS\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at State University of New York at Fredonia, where she teaches courses in sustainability and twentieth-century American literature and culture, including several major author seminars on Kurt Vonnegut. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Male Body at War: American Masculinity during World War II\u003c\/i\u003e, and has published in journals such as \u003ci\u003eWomen's Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Men's Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWar, Literature, and the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives near the shores of Lake Erie in Western New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766281077024,"sku":"9781644212257","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5c6e3d16c1a5912baa92bc9b85cf9c3a.webp?v=1780289145","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lucky-mud-other-foma-a-field-guide-to-kurt-vonneguts-environmentalism-and-planetary-citizenship-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}