The ecology of Italian science fiction Marco Malvestio

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malvestio, Marco, author.

Series:

Toronto Italian studies

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Science fiction, Italian--History and criticism.

Science fiction, Italian.

Ecology in literature.

Science fiction films--Italy--History and criticism.

Science fiction films.

Ecology in motion pictures.

Science fiction films--History and criticism.

Italian fiction--History and criticism.

Environmentalism--History.

Italy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

University of Toronto Press 2025

Toronto Buffalo London University of Toronto Press 2025

Language Note:

Text chiefly in English; some text in Italian

Summary:

"The Ecology of Italian Science Fiction investigates the representation of ecological issues in Italian science fiction and film from the 1950s to the present. Taking into account a previously understudied corpus, the book reveals how Italian science fiction has consistently been able to conceptualize and dramatize the impact of human activities on the health of planetary ecosystems and addresses the radical environmental changes that have occurred in the country since the Second World War. Moving from current debates on the environmental humanities and on the cultural status of speculative fiction, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the evolution of the genre in Italy in relationship to the country's environmental history. The book highlights the ways in which Italian science fiction represents non-human agencies - animal, vegetal, mineral - and how the recent Solarpunk movement imagines new synergies with the environment. Drawing on notable works ranging from Lino Aldani to Gilda Musa, from Francesco Verso to Paolo Zardi, from Nicoletta Vallorani to Laura Pugno, The Ecology of Italian Science Fiction covers topics as diverse as the evolution of petroculture in Italy, environmental justice and migrations, encounters with animal and vegetal alterity, ecofeminist stances, and new dreams of sustainability."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Frontmatter Contents Acknowledgments Notes on Texts and Translations Introduction. The Ecology of Italian Science Fiction Part I. Post-Boom Wastelands 1. The Price of Oil: Petroculture and Environmental Degradation 2. Lives in the Wasteocene: Environmental Justice and the Necropolitics of Disposability Part II. Encountering Non-Human Otherness 3. Domestic Jungles and Murderous Megaflora: Plants in Italian Science Fiction 4. Texts of Meat: Representing Animal Exploitation 109 Crossing to the Other Shore: Animal Exploitation Part III. Exit Strategies 5. Alternative Ethics: Ecofeminism in Italian Science Fiction 6. New Energies, New Minds: Italian Solarpunk and the Imagination of Sustainability Conclusion. A Matter of the Imagination Notes Works Cited Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other Format:

Print version Malvestio, Marco. The ecology of Italian science fiction

Print version :

ISBN:

9781487554729

1487554729

1487554710

9781487554712

1487554788

9781487554781

OCLC:

1493508180

Publisher Number:

CIPO000313829

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license