Red Mars, Green Earth: Science Fiction and Ecological Futurity
Read Gerry Canavan’s recap of his above titled presentation, which includes the following major points:
1) Science fiction should be understood as an ecological literature
2) I use the distinction between Coruscant and Trantor to draw a line between science fiction (SF) and science fantasy
3) How the current environmental crisis demands not just this sort of methodological ecology but a politically environmentalist consciousness
4) Taxonomy