1. Imagining the Future: The Power of Climate Fiction Susan M.
Buhr Sullivan1, Kristen Poppleton2, Emily Kellagher1 1CIRES, U. of
Colorado, 2 Will Stegner Foundation December 13, 2013 PA51-A
Geoscience Through the Lens of Art
2. Views of The Other Slavery (1852) Animal welfare (1877)
Worker rights and food safety (1906) Pesticides (1962) Human Rights
(2008)
3. Why climate fiction? Helps us live alternate realities Our
worst nightmares Our highest hopes Goes where science cannot Can
galvanize society Ustopia
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/14/margaret-atwood-road-to-
4. What we did For fun Young adult climate and energy fiction
Eleven books read Teachers, scientists, writers, informal educators
Webinar, forum, blog posts Views from ICEE Book Club
Spring2012Fall2013
5. Our discussionsSome of the students How did it work as
wondered where is the science in the beginning? a story? Why are
carbon points How did it work set the way they are? We thought a
good student scientifically? project could be to make How would you
an information resource use this with your to go with the book and
students? provide context. Iceeonline.org/forum Educational
Kristens blogs: resources http://www.willstegerfoun dation.org/ tag
bookclub
6. How does it work as a story? Most is speculative: Sci-Fi
Histor ical Fanta sy Cli-Fi Ustop ia Postapoc Sci-fi,
Utopian/Dystopian, post-apocalyptic. Other examples: fairy tales,
historical fiction, super-hero fiction Follows iconic plotlines:
Quest, Overcoming the Monster, Rebirth
7. Its a time machine Its in the future "I don't want to do
this work forever. I just want to go to school and stop collecting
rubbish." Emmanuel, 14 yo Or is it?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/africa_kenya_scavengers/ht
8. Its a hope machine Pavan Raj Gowda William Kamkwamba
9. Its a mirror Is this character like me? How do my actions
affect others? How am I like the other? Woman pulls gun on Smart
Meter installer July 2012
10. How does it work scientifically? Truth versus accuracy Is
the premise scientifically credible or feasible? What do we know?
How does the book reflect or depart from this? Science Fiction
Speculative Climate Fiction
11. How does it work scientifically? Flight Behavior example
Karen Oberhauser, monarch expert Highest attendance Citizen
science
12. Use in the classroom Ways to use fiction: Cross-curriculum
Book club Common core standards Science connections Could this
really happen? Scientific dialog NJ High school cli-fi book club
display
13. Resources Resources Cleannet.org and climate.gov
14. Resources Kristens blogs:
http://www.willstegerfoundation.org/climatelessons-blog/itemlist/tag/bookclub
ICEE forum lists and discussion: iceeonline.org/forum Not So
Serious Climate and Energy BookClub Under Development: Climate
Facts vs Fiction @ serc.carleton.edu/integrate/index.html Cli-Fi
Books: http://clifibooks.com/ Cli-Fi Central:
http://pcillu101.blogspot.com/ And the mother lode: Goodreads
http://www.goodreads.com/