Cli-Fi: A Companion eBook

What is Cli-Fi?Climate change fiction is a new literary phenomenon that emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century in response to what may be society’s greatest challenge. Climate change is already part responsible for extreme weather events, flooding, desertification and sea level rise, leading to famine, the spread of disease, and population displacement. Cli-fi novels and films are typically set in the future, telling of disaster and its effect on humans, or they depict the present, beset by dilemmas, conflicts or conspiracies, and pointing to grave consequences. At their heart are ethical and political questions: will humankind rise to the challenge of acting collectively, in the interest of the future? What sacrifices will be necessary, and is a green dictatorship our only hope for survival as a species?

Each chapter in this volume offers a way of reading a particular literary text or film, drawing attention to themes, formal features, reception, contribution to public debate, and issues for class discussion. Popular novels and films (Kim Stanley Robinson’s  trilogy, Michael Crichton’s , Ian McEwan’s , and ) are examined alongside lesser known writing (for instance J. G. Ballard’s «proto-climate change» novel   and Antti Tuomainen’s Finnish thriller, ), and films not generally thought of as being about climate change ( and ).

Science in the CapitolState of FearSolarThe Day after TomorrowTheDrowned WorldThe HealerFrozenTake Shelter 

The book, which includes an introduction tracing the emergence and influence of cli-fi, is directed towards general readers and film enthusiasts as well as teachers and students. Written in an accessible style, it fills the gap between academic studies and online blogs, offering a comprehensive look at this timely new genre.

Additional ISBNs

9781788740722, 9781788740746, 1788740726, 1788740742

Cli-Fi: A Companion 1st Edition and published by Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Cli-Fi are 9781788740739, 1788740734 and the print ISBNs are 9781788740722, 1788740726. Save up to 80% versus print by going digital with VitalSource. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 1788740726, 1788740742, 9781788740722, 9781788740746.