Vulnerable lives
The Affective Dimensions of Risk in Young Adult Cli-Fi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5725828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexa Weik Von Mossner (0000-0003-2929-595X, University of Klagenfurt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 553-566 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Textual Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-236X • E-ISSN: 1470-1308 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0950236x.2017.1295661 |
| OpenAlex | W2592726136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The article focuses on the psychological dimensions of readers’ engagements with young adult climate change fiction. It argues that that the embodied simulation of a fictional climate-changed world can offer much more than simple entertainment or escapism. Instead, it has the potential to impact teenagers’ understanding of the social, economic, and ecological risks associated with climate change and to give them a better sense of the vulnerability of their current lives and lifestyles. By way of example, the article draws on research in cognitive literary studies, neuroscience, and the psychology of fiction to examine the narrative strategies of Paolo Bacigalupi’s YA cli-fi novel Ship Breaker. It demonstrates how the novel’s depiction of a dystopian future cues both negative emotions and more positive emotions in in order to warn about the future risks of climate change and still make the reading experience pleasurable for young readers
Aesthetics · Art · Climate change · Depiction · Dystopia · Embodied cognition · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Escapism · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Digital Games and Media · Media Influence and Health · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology
Climate Change Literacy
Narrative matters for sustainability
Climate fiction and young learners’ thoughts—a dialogue between literature and education
Experimenting with dystopian scenarios and imagined futures as a critical and creative futures perspective in Environmental and Sustainability Education
Child Minds at the End of the World
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |