Gathering Hope: Stories for Earthly Survival

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Human actions have had irreversible changes at a planetary level including in the composition of the atmosphere, land, and oceans, the climate, the rapid extinctions of life, and an increase in the prevalence of toxic chemicals. The history of colonialism, enslavement, and plantations are also intertwined in ruin of the environment. Feminist science studies provide a guide to the arts of noticing and staying with the troubles of our time but also for imagining otherwise. In this course we gather hope from ecofeminism in order to move towards a justice-oriented future. We do this by delving into the literature on ecofeminism alongside ecological speculative fiction. Recognizing that solutions to environmental problems require a feminist attunement, we can start to understand the implications that our ethical commitments have to the future of life on the planet.