Terrestrial Ecotopias

This book offers a transdisciplinary critical and imaginative examinations of key contemporary manifestations of ecotopianism as 'fervent refusals' of the ecocidal colonial-capitalist status quo.

«A piercing critique of imperial culture and climate doomism. Alberro's Terrestrial Ecotopias is a compelling and penetrating corrective, sketching an ecology of hope beyond the Capitalocene.» (Jason W. Moore, author, Capitalism in the Web of Life) «Utopia is here and now, with our feet on the ground alongside paws, claws and roots. Heather Alberro brings together eco-fictional, radical environmental activist, and Indigenous struggles for an urgent appeal to jointly build better, more-than-human tomorrows starting today. Artfully weaving intricate analysis and sweeping connections into a passionate book brimming with life, Terrestrial Ecotopias provides us with the blueprints we need for bringing multispecies flourishing into the world through stories and action.» (Christoph Rupprecht, Associate Professor in Sustainability and Global Environmental Studies, Ehime University, co-editor of Multispecies Cities: Solarpunk Urban Futures and Solarpunk Creatures) This book offers transdisciplinary critical analyses of select contemporary manifestations of ecotopianism, asking in particular: whither the otherthan- human? To what extent do these visions and strivings for ecologically sustainable futures actively foreground the needs and wellbeing of our terrestrial kin rather than consign them to a mute backdrop overshadowed by a predominantly human drama?

Autorentext

Heather Alberro is Senior Lecturer in Global Sustainable Development in the Department of History, Heritage and Global Cultures at Nottingham Trent University. She also serves as co-convenor for the Political Studies Association's (PSA) environmental politics specialist group, and as a trustee member of the PSA's executive board.

Inhalt

Contents: The Deficient Present - Supremacy - Literary Ecotopias - 'The Great Refusal': Ecotopian Social Movements - For the Love of Kin: Indigenous Green Futurisms - For the Love of Kin: Terrestrial Ecotopias in and After the End - Towards Multispecies Flourishing.