In this episode, I talk to Dr. Sørina Higgins, a professor of English literature at Signum University. We discuss how speculative fiction can teach us to take care of our planet, both ecologically and societally.
Authors and works discussed include: Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars, Octavia Butler's Kindred, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, and superhero fiction. (NO SPOILERS for any works.)
Real world topics discussed include: climate change, racial and economic justice, terraforming, space colonization, permaculture, regenerative agriculture, and small scale activism.
Dr. Higgins also tells us about TexMoot 2022, a speculative fiction conference that is currently seeking submissions for papers and round table discussion prompts from the general public (not just academics). Check the link below!
LINKS:
TexMoot 2022: Call for Submissions http://texmoot.org/call-for-papers
TexMoot 2022 general info https://signumuniversity.org/event/texmoot-2022/
Register for TexMoot 2022: https://registration.signumuniversity.org/events/texmoot-2022/
Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
SorinaHiggins.com https://sorinahiggins.wordpress.com/
Daily Choices https://sorinahiggins.wordpress.com/daily-choices/
Sørina Higgins' author page https://amzn.to/3rEDrEY
Sørina Higgins on Twitter https://twitter.com/SorinaHiggins
Signum University on Twitter https://twitter.com/SignumU
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