Academic Studies
As solarpunk and hopeful climate fiction authors write the stories to fight the climate crisis, academics are studying this new genre and the authors who are co-creating it. Below are academic studies, papers, and teaching resources either connected to guests of the podcast or directly relevant to the impact of climate fiction.
RESEARCH ON SOLARPUNK
Rewriting the Future: How are individual and collective processes of agency and resistance negotiated through writing climate fiction? Melissa Aïnseba, Utrecht University, Netherlands (2022).
Solarpunk and Alternative Social Imaginaries: Sarena Ulibarri’s Narratives of Radical Hope. Merin John and Nisha Viswanathan, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India (2024).
Affective Configurations of Urban Catastrophe in Contemporary Latin American Fiction. Natalia López, Latin American Studies, Diego Portales University, Chile (2023). (Abstract in English, paper in Portuguese and Spanish)
The Impact of Climate Fiction: An Empiricle Study of Readers. Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Environmental Humanities (2018) 10 (2): 473–500.
Addressing Climate Change with Behavioral Science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries. Madalina Vlasceanu, et. al. Science Advances, 7 Feb 2024, Vol 10, Issue 6.
TEACHING RESOURCES FOR HOPEFUL CLIMATE FICTION
Climate Change Short Stories for Students and Teachers (Sarah Outterson-Murphy, Morningside Center, Classroom Resources, April 17, 2023)