There are more and more narratives around climate change emerging through different eco-fiction genres, one of the most distinctive recent voices being that of Ursula le Guin. When it comes to the origins of Solarpunk, it lies
One way to get to grips with future possibilities is by exploring solarpunk through gaming – because “video games have captured visions of what a solarpunk world could look like.” And as the industry changes,
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The movement is gathering pace and spreading! That is, spreading geographically as well as in terms of genre and target audience… This week, a ‘solarpunk’ graphic novel set 500 years in Abu Dhabi’s future has been unveiled
A former chair of the VGS writes: “I am reading Terry Eagleton’s ‘Hope without Optimism’ which is a sound response to our world in my view.” In a book review from the TLS on Hope Without Optimism by Terry Eagleton we are
Black Mirror season seven is now upon us. Charlie Brooker, ‘Black Mirror’ creator, reveals why the techno-dystopian show has gripped audiences: “the focus has tended to be in the show technology or modern society. There’s a sort of
The strapline of this website suggests how we might approach the future: Others are suggesting the same – for example the New Scientist earlier in the year, showing why becoming the right kind of optimist can
When looking at films of the future, we need to be looking beyond climate apocalypse. And there are more movies giving us a little more hope. So, with the scenes of ‘The Green Place of Many Mothers’,
Whilst the SolarPunk aesthetic and movement is more than science fiction, there is a lot of solarpunk/cyberpunk science fiction which provide ‘playgrounds for thought experiments’. In other words, we can explore all sorts of issues around science
It’s everywhere. We’ve seen Solarpunk in Arizona and Koltata. And there is indeed a lot of Solarpunk inspiration from the Subcontinent. A couple of years ago, the Telegraph India looked at a brilliant subculture, its solutions and visions –