Vegetarianism and Science Fiction: A History of Utopian Animal Ethics

Vegetarianism and Science Fiction: A History of Utopian Animal Ethics
ISBN-10
3031383478
ISBN-13
9783031383472
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
344
Language
English
Published
2023-11-07
Publisher
Springer Nature
Author
Joshua Bulleid

Description

Vegetarianism and Science Fiction: A History of Utopian Animal Ethics examines how vegetarian ideals promoted within science fiction and utopian literature have had a real-world impact on the awareness and spread of vegetarianism and animal advocacy, as well as how the genres' engagements have been altered to reflect changes in ethical and environmental philosophy. Author Joshua Bulleid examines the representation of vegetarianism in the works of major science fiction authors, including Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ernest Callenbach, Marge Piercy, Octavia E. Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson and Margaret Atwood within their evolving social contexts, tracing the development of vegetarian trends and their science fictional representations from the early-nineteenth century to the present day.

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