Teaching the literature of climate change /
"Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching climate change through contemporary and speculative climate fiction, nonfiction, and historical texts. Addresses postcolonialism, environmental justice, and natural disasters. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses in enviro...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Modern Language Association of America,
2024.
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| Series: | Options for teaching ;
64. |
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| Summary: | "Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching climate change through contemporary and speculative climate fiction, nonfiction, and historical texts. Addresses postcolonialism, environmental justice, and natural disasters. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental studies and literature, as well as interdisciplinary courses involving climate science and history"-- "Over the past several decades, writers such as Margaret Atwood, Paolo Bacigalupi, Octavia E. Butler, and Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner have explored climate change through literature, reflecting current anxieties about humans' impact on the planet. Emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinarity, this volume embraces literature as a means to cultivate students' understanding of the ongoing climate crisis, ethics in times of disaster, and the intrinsic intersectionality of environmental issues. Contributors discuss speculative climate futures, the Anthropocene, postcolonialism, climate anxiety, and the usefulness of storytelling in engaging with catastrophe. The essays offer approaches to teaching interdisciplinary and cross-listed courses, including strategies for team-teaching across disciplines and for building connections between humanities majors and STEM majors. The volume concludes with essays that explore ways to address grief and to contemplate a hopeful future in the face of apocalyptic predictions." -- |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781603296342 1603296344 9781603296359 1603296352 |
| ISSN: | 1079-2562 ; |