Diagnosing the Present with An Ecotopian Lexicon

Authors

Chirag Giri, DePauw University
Adam Liebman, DePauw UniversityFollow

Files

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

Fall 10-6-2022

Abstract

The book An Ecotopian Lexicon (2019) presents a collection of thirty terms and concepts from speculative fiction, anthropology, and the sociology of subcultures, each explored by a different author. The lexicon intends to address our collective “poverty of imagination” when it comes to avoiding global environmental collapse and building a different world, evidenced by the increasing dominance of apocalyptic narratives in popular culture. Although the book’s primary aim is to explore diverse concepts for imagining better futures, we have analyzed the form and content of the book for what they tell us about the present.

Funding and Acknowledgements

We thank DePauw University’s J. William Asher and Anne F. Harris Endowed Fund in the Humanities, which supported this summer research project.

Recommended Citation

Giri, Chirag and Liebman, Adam, "Diagnosing the Present with An Ecotopian Lexicon" (2022). Annual Student Research Poster Session. 99.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/srfposters/99