Anglophone Literature and the Fight Against Climate Change
Will be published approx. on 22. January 2026
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-350-42052-6 (ISBN)
Description
Offering a methodology for identifying particularly impactful literary narratives of climate change, this open access book examines a range of Anglophone fiction authors such as Margaret Atwood, Paolo Bacigalupi, Ian McEwan, Louise Erdrich, Octavia E. Butler and Sarah Hall, as well as films such as The Day After Tomorrow and Snowpiercer.
Firstly, this book looks at which narratives, historically, have had an impact on social consciousness. Secondly, it considers the impact of popular and established strategies. Finally, it suggests emphasizing alternative narrative strategies, which it suggests can have a greater impact by causing people to act. This allows a more solid approach to assessing the effectiveness of literary narratives on global issues.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective
Firstly, this book looks at which narratives, historically, have had an impact on social consciousness. Secondly, it considers the impact of popular and established strategies. Finally, it suggests emphasizing alternative narrative strategies, which it suggests can have a greater impact by causing people to act. This allows a more solid approach to assessing the effectiveness of literary narratives on global issues.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective
Reviews / Votes
Matthias Stephan's book raises important questions on the impact of climate fiction. It offers a convincing argument on how specific affects and literary modes--for instance, nostalgia and the gothic--can enhance fiction's ability to reshape environmental attitudes. * Marco Caracciolo, Associate Professor of English, Ghent University, Belgium * This is a thoughtful and thought-provoking book that promises to make a timely and potentially innovative contribution to ecocriticism, genre studies, and the environmental humanities more broadly. * Harriet Stilley, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Gothic Nature journal and the European Journal of American Culture *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
531 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-42052-6 (9781350420526)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Matthias Stephan is Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies and Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark
Content
Introduction: A Call to Arms
1. Show and/or Tell?: The Impact on Literary Narratives
Section 2. The Canonical Narratives
2. The Apocalyptic Narrative
3. The Posthuman Narrative
4. The 'Canonical' Literary Narrative
Section 3. The Proposed Narratives
5. Gothecology, Local and Affective Narratives
6. Nostalgic Narratives
7. Climate Trauma Narratives
Conclusion: What can literary narratives do?
Bibliography
1. Show and/or Tell?: The Impact on Literary Narratives
Section 2. The Canonical Narratives
2. The Apocalyptic Narrative
3. The Posthuman Narrative
4. The 'Canonical' Literary Narrative
Section 3. The Proposed Narratives
5. Gothecology, Local and Affective Narratives
6. Nostalgic Narratives
7. Climate Trauma Narratives
Conclusion: What can literary narratives do?
Bibliography