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We were joined once again by Kristy Strange for a lecture on climate fiction and the Gothic. An excellent introduction and tour of the field which also showcases Kristy's ongoing original research.
REFERENCES
Bulfin, A. (2017) Popular culture and the “new human condition”: Catastrophe narratives and climate change. Global and Planetary Change 156, pp. 140-146.
Carson, R. (1963) Silent Spring. London: Penguin Random House UK.
Cook, D. (2020) The New Wilderness. London: Oneworld Publications.
Davis, C. (2005) Hauntology, spectres and phantoms. French Studies 59(3), pp. 373-379.
Edwards, J.D., Graulund, R., and Hoglund, J. (2022) Introduction: Gothic in the Anthropocene. In: Edwards, J.D., Graulund, R., and Hoglund, J. (eds.) Dark Scenes from Damaged Earth: The Gothic Anthropocene. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. eBook. Available from: https://manifold.umn.edu/read/dark-scenes-from-damaged-earth/section/d1a9b759-2cfa-4469-8294-fb00221fcd36#cvi.
Estok, S.C. (2018) The Ecophobia Hypothesis. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. eBook. Available from: Perlego.
Fisher, S. (2022) Wivenhoe. London: Hatchette UK – Corsair.
Frankopan, P. (2023) The Earth Transformed: An Untold History. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Gough, N. and Adsit-Morris, C. (2020) Troubling the Anthropocene: Donna Haraway, Science Fiction, and Arts of Un/Naming. Cultural Studies Critical Methodologies 20(3), pp. 213-224.
Hageman, A., Morton, T., and Vandermeer, J. (2016) A Conversation Between Timothy Morton and Jeff Vandermeer. Available from: lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-conversation-between-timothy-morton-and-jeff-vandermeer/.
Hildyard, D. (2022) Emergency. London: Fitzcarraldo Editions.
Hudson, L. (2021) At the End of the World, It’s Hyperobjects All the Way Down. Available from: wired.com/story/timothy-morton-hyperobjects-all-the-way-down/.
Kolbert, E. (2022) Civilization and Extinction. In: Thunberg, G. (ed.) The Climate Book. London: Penguin Random House UK – Allen Lane, pp. 11-15.
Maslin, M. (2021) Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Morton, T. (2013) Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. eBook. Available from: Rakuten kobo.
Parker, E. and Poland, M. (2019) “Gothic Nature: An Introduction”, Gothic Nature 1, pp. 1-19.
Schell, J. (2017) The annihilation of self and species: the ecoGothic sensibilities of Mary Shelley and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In: Davison, C.M. (ed.) The Gothic and death. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 103-115.
Smith, A. and Hughes, W. (2013) Introduction: defining the ecoGothic In: Smith, A. and Hughes, W. (eds.) EcoGothic. Manchester: Manchester University Press. eBook. Available from: Rakuten kobo.
Swift, E.J. (2022) The Coral Bones. London: Unsung Stories.
Tamas, R. (2020) Strangers: Essays on the Human and Nonhuman. London: Makina Books.
Vandermeer, J. (2016) Hauntings in the Anthropocene: An Initial Exploration. Available from: environmentalcritique.wordpress.com/2016/07/07/hauntings-in-the-anthropocene/.
We were joined once again by Kristy Strange for a lecture on climate fiction and the Gothic. An excellent introduction and tour of the field which also showcases Kristy's ongoing original research.
REFERENCES
Bulfin, A. (2017) Popular culture and the “new human condition”: Catastrophe narratives and climate change. Global and Planetary Change 156, pp. 140-146.
Carson, R. (1963) Silent Spring. London: Penguin Random House UK.
Cook, D. (2020) The New Wilderness. London: Oneworld Publications.
Davis, C. (2005) Hauntology, spectres and phantoms. French Studies 59(3), pp. 373-379.
Edwards, J.D., Graulund, R., and Hoglund, J. (2022) Introduction: Gothic in the Anthropocene. In: Edwards, J.D., Graulund, R., and Hoglund, J. (eds.) Dark Scenes from Damaged Earth: The Gothic Anthropocene. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. eBook. Available from: https://manifold.umn.edu/read/dark-scenes-from-damaged-earth/section/d1a9b759-2cfa-4469-8294-fb00221fcd36#cvi.
Estok, S.C. (2018) The Ecophobia Hypothesis. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. eBook. Available from: Perlego.
Fisher, S. (2022) Wivenhoe. London: Hatchette UK – Corsair.
Frankopan, P. (2023) The Earth Transformed: An Untold History. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Gough, N. and Adsit-Morris, C. (2020) Troubling the Anthropocene: Donna Haraway, Science Fiction, and Arts of Un/Naming. Cultural Studies Critical Methodologies 20(3), pp. 213-224.
Hageman, A., Morton, T., and Vandermeer, J. (2016) A Conversation Between Timothy Morton and Jeff Vandermeer. Available from: lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-conversation-between-timothy-morton-and-jeff-vandermeer/.
Hildyard, D. (2022) Emergency. London: Fitzcarraldo Editions.
Hudson, L. (2021) At the End of the World, It’s Hyperobjects All the Way Down. Available from: wired.com/story/timothy-morton-hyperobjects-all-the-way-down/.
Kolbert, E. (2022) Civilization and Extinction. In: Thunberg, G. (ed.) The Climate Book. London: Penguin Random House UK – Allen Lane, pp. 11-15.
Maslin, M. (2021) Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Morton, T. (2013) Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. eBook. Available from: Rakuten kobo.
Parker, E. and Poland, M. (2019) “Gothic Nature: An Introduction”, Gothic Nature 1, pp. 1-19.
Schell, J. (2017) The annihilation of self and species: the ecoGothic sensibilities of Mary Shelley and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In: Davison, C.M. (ed.) The Gothic and death. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 103-115.
Smith, A. and Hughes, W. (2013) Introduction: defining the ecoGothic In: Smith, A. and Hughes, W. (eds.) EcoGothic. Manchester: Manchester University Press. eBook. Available from: Rakuten kobo.
Swift, E.J. (2022) The Coral Bones. London: Unsung Stories.
Tamas, R. (2020) Strangers: Essays on the Human and Nonhuman. London: Makina Books.
Vandermeer, J. (2016) Hauntings in the Anthropocene: An Initial Exploration. Available from: environmentalcritique.wordpress.com/2016/07/07/hauntings-in-the-anthropocene/.
