Postworld In-Between Utopia and Dystopia

<p>This collection of essays offers global perspectives on feminist utopia and dystopia in speculative literature film and art working from a range of intersectional approaches to examine key works and genres in both their specific cultural context and a wider global epistemological critical background.</p> <p>The international diverse contributions including a Foreword by Gregory Claeys draw upon posthumanism speculative realism speculative feminism object-oriented ontology new materialisms and post-Anthropocene studies to propose alternative perspectives on gender environment as well as alternate futures and pasts rendered in fiction. Instead of binary divisions into utopia vs dystopia the collection explores genres transcending this dichotomy scrutinising the oeuvre of both established and emerging writers directors and critics.</p> <p>This is a rich and unique collection suitable for scholars and students studying feminist literature media cultural studies and women's and gender studies.</p>