No Earth from Nowhere: Jules Verne's Critique of Terraforming

被引:1
作者
Lund, Sebastian Egholm [1 ]
机构
[1] Aarhus Univ, Dept Comparat Literature & Rhetor, Aarhus, Denmark
来源
DIX-NEUF | 2022年 / 26卷 / 03期
关键词
Terraforming; Anthropocene; Jules Verne; climate change; climate fiction; speculative fiction; scale; CLIMATE;
D O I
10.1080/14787318.2022.2144339
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Nineteenth-century France was characterised by theoretical and fictional speculations about planet management, climate change, and anthropogenic power. In this context, Verne's novels strike us as more contemporary than ever. The purpose of his Sans dessus dessous (1889) is a scalar critique that highlights the catastrophic potential of engineering Earth: When terraforming is premised upon extraplanetary sight, it becomes an objectifying instance of 'anthropoforming' that mechanically forms Earth in the image of mankind. Reading Sans dessus dessous today evaluates the historical specificity of terraforming while illuminating how ecological crises become the opportune moment for privatising the engineering of Earth.
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页码:169 / 185
页数:17
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