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    Capitalocene Dreams: Dark Tales of Near Futures & The 21st Century Catastrophe: Hyper-capitalism and Severe Climate Change in Science Fiction

    Sparks C 2018.pdf (717.4Kb)
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    Authors
    Sparks, Catriona Margaret Mullineaux
    Date
    2018
    Supervisor
    Dr Matthew Chrulew
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    Faculty
    Humanities
    School
    Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70516
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    • Curtin Theses
    Abstract

    This thesis investigates the research question: What is the role of speculative fiction in a climate changed world? The short story collection: Capitalocene Dreams: Dark Tales of Near Futures explores life on the fringes of disintegrating Australian enclaves during the dying days of neoliberal excess. The exegesis: The 21st Century Catastrophe: Hyper-capitalism and Severe Climate Change in Science Fiction, contrasts ecocatastrophe science fiction of the sixties and seventies with contemporary climate or Anthropocene fiction.

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