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Diagnosing The Present With An Ecotopian Lexicon, Chirag Giri, Adam Liebman
Diagnosing The Present With An Ecotopian Lexicon, Chirag Giri, Adam Liebman
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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.