Human-Other Entanglements in Speculative Future Arctics
Migrating from the periphery into the global consciousness, the vast Arctic is central to discussions about anthropogenic climate change. The spatio-temporal scope of environmental changes poses complexities for scientific and cultural debates but also allows for imaginative responses in fiction. Sp...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f173205481bb45358b17424f5168bc94 2023-05-15T14:49:31+02:00 Human-Other Entanglements in Speculative Future Arctics Maria Lindgren Leavenworth & Van Leavenworth 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/f173205481bb45358b17424f5168bc94 EN FI eng fin Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research http://journal.finfar.org/articles/2571.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2342-2009 2342-2009 https://doaj.org/article/f173205481bb45358b17424f5168bc94 Fafnir, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 118-133 (2022) arctic speculative fiction entanglement polar bear more-than- human climate change Literature (General) PN1-6790 article 2022 ftdoajarticles 2023-01-29T01:27:03Z Migrating from the periphery into the global consciousness, the vast Arctic is central to discussions about anthropogenic climate change. The spatio-temporal scope of environmental changes poses complexities for scientific and cultural debates but also allows for imaginative responses in fiction. Speculative climate fiction is generated by real-world anxieties and aspirations but imaginatively and productively explores the effects of accelerated change. In this article, we apply Stacy Alaimo’s and Donna Haraway’s theoretical concepts, which assert entanglements between humans and others in the more- than-human environment, in our analyses of Laline Paull’s The Ice, Sam J. Miller’s Blackfish City, and Vicki Jarrett’s Always North, three novels that engage with climate change and its effects in the Arctic. Entanglements find different forms depending on the level of speculation in the works examined, but they all demonstrate the detrimental centrality of the human in past and future paradigms. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Stacy ENVELOPE(-60.633,-60.633,-62.983,-62.983) |
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Migrating from the periphery into the global consciousness, the vast Arctic is central to discussions about anthropogenic climate change. The spatio-temporal scope of environmental changes poses complexities for scientific and cultural debates but also allows for imaginative responses in fiction. Speculative climate fiction is generated by real-world anxieties and aspirations but imaginatively and productively explores the effects of accelerated change. In this article, we apply Stacy Alaimo’s and Donna Haraway’s theoretical concepts, which assert entanglements between humans and others in the more- than-human environment, in our analyses of Laline Paull’s The Ice, Sam J. Miller’s Blackfish City, and Vicki Jarrett’s Always North, three novels that engage with climate change and its effects in the Arctic. Entanglements find different forms depending on the level of speculation in the works examined, but they all demonstrate the detrimental centrality of the human in past and future paradigms. |
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