tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059338593791202517.post4209980507165514207..comments2023-10-12T18:47:20.351-07:00Comments on Adapting Nature to Climate Change: The value of dystopiaJessica Hellmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11658193717592348697noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059338593791202517.post-10324423585890722012011-08-18T07:23:25.138-07:002011-08-18T07:23:25.138-07:00Andy Weigert's thoughts:
"Futures "e...Andy Weigert's thoughts:<br />"Futures "exist" in our stories, and dystopias vs utopias vie for likelihood. You scientists tell us if extrapolating from present trends and causal configurations finds sustainable ecosystems supporting species survival/prosperity/misery. Stories of imagined (aka backcasting) futures tell of a range of possible if not probable futures. So I'd add a "utopia" story, eg, Ernest Callenbach's "Ecotopia." Can't hurt?"<br /><br />And John Sitter's:<br />"Your observation about Boyle and dystopias at the end reminded me of something Chinua Achebe has his character, a writer, say in Anthills of the Savannah in response to the position that third-world novelists “must not stop at the stage of documenting social problems but move to the higher responsibility of proffering prescriptions.” Ikem answers, "Writers don't give prescriptions...They give headaches!"Jessica Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658193717592348697noreply@blogger.com